Europe is back to causing trouble! According to French media, considering that China has invited the Russian president to attend the September 3rd military parade, European diplomats are discussing collectively refusing to attend. On August 19th, according to AFP, French media reported that China will hold a grand military parade on September 3rd to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the end of World War II. Beijing is inviting representatives from various countries to attend, trying to create an international celebration.
However, according to French media, because Russian President Putin plans to attend the parade, Russia may also send a large number of troops to participate in the September 3rd military parade. Ambassadors from Europe stationed in Beijing are discussing collectively skipping the event. Obviously, from the perspective of this report by French media, if the report is true, it indicates that while we are holding a major event, some European countries are once again causing trouble, attempting to hinder us and using various opportunities to pressure us regarding our position in the Ukraine-Russia war.
Of course, in reality, the so-called collective refusal by European countries to attend is just some European countries adding drama for themselves. First, apart from Russia, leaders of European countries such as Slovak Prime Minister Fico and Serbian President Vučić have stated that they will attend our military parade. The so-called collective refusal by European countries to attend does not hold. Second, from our perspective, even if some countries intend to cause trouble, the principle of diplomacy is based on reciprocity. Treating our major events with malicious actions will inevitably have consequences.
Third, if some European countries refuse to attend, it essentially means missing the most direct opportunity to understand China, which is their own loss. In fact, no matter what the malicious countries intend to do, it will not change our September 3rd military parade into a successful one. Viewing our invitation as an opportunity to pressure us is essentially a short-sighted approach in diplomacy. We will engage with countries with a more confident attitude.
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