China's 2025 Victory Day Parade: Leadership Absence & Strategic Signals

Imagine China's military having a big party, but the top leaders weren't there.

In 2025, the parade showed off cool weapons like missiles and planes.

But, instead of the usual top generals, lower-ranking officers led the show.

This is because the leaders are getting rid of people they don't trust, a huge purge.

This is meant to show China's strength and change who they are friends with, like Russia and North Korea.

Some people are worried about how this impacts the military's ability to do its job.