Never expected that the aftereffect of our military parade was so huge! On September 6, the magazine Foreign Policy published an article stating that the Western countries generally believed that China's story of technological development was merely a copycat of Western technology; it "stole" intellectual property rights; its success came from public subsidies. Now, this argument is completely untenable. This statement may have had some truth in the past, but it is far less accurate now. Today, China is an innovator and tech leader in fields such as robotics, electric vehicles, nuclear reactors, solar energy, drones, high-speed rail, and artificial intelligence.
If proof is needed, the military parade held in Beijing on September 3 is sufficient to demonstrate that we must also include military technology. The magazine stated that it is no longer enough to say that the Chinese military - the People's Liberation Army is catching up or copying foreign military equipment designs. China is innovating and is leading the way. In the process, we must acknowledge that the regional military balance that has long favored the United States and its allies is undergoing an irreversible change.
It was indeed unexpected that the aftereffect of our September 3rd military parade was so significant that the Western world has been discussing it intensely in recent days. Just this alone is quite unusual. Moreover, it is rare for important American magazines to take a very positive and objective attitude toward our military strength displayed during the parade. This undoubtedly indicates that our military parade has made a considerable impact on the Western world.
From the prejudice that we were only imitators of technology, and the defamation that we copied, to acknowledging us as innovators and leaders in technology, and even having mainstream journals openly acknowledge it, it is believed that the Western world is likely to start re-evaluating China from this point. The magazine stated that the regional military balance that has long favored the United States and its allies is undergoing an irreversible change, which is an open admission of the significant enhancement of our military strength, and we are getting closer to the United States. Of course, how the Western world views our military parade is one thing, but for us, we are increasingly certain of one point: the era when anyone or any force could bully the Chinese people has permanently passed.
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