Indonesian President arrived in Beijing at the last minute to attend the ceremony, and all 26 foreign leaders were present. The sincerity shown by Indonesia has been met with high-level arrangements from China.

(Indonesian President arrived in Beijing at the last minute)

On September 3, before the military parade, Chinese authorities took a group photo with foreign leaders who had come to attend. The outside world was surprised to find that Indonesian President Prabowo was among them.

The reason for the surprise was that two days ago, Prabowo had just told China that he could not come to Beijing.

The reason was that recently, large-scale demonstrations erupted suddenly in several places in Indonesia, including Jakarta, and there were casualties.

As the demonstrations escalated, Indonesian President Prabowo had to cancel his visit to China at the last minute and informed China that he would send Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi to attend on his behalf.

Two days ago, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi brought a personal letter from Prabowo to China, and the Chinese response was "understanding and respect."

But no one expected that Prabowo would appear at the scene of the September 3 military parade, and he did not miss any part of it.

In fact, after dealing with the domestic unrest, Prabowo immediately decided to come to China for the appointment. He flew to Beijing overnight on a special plane.

At 3 am, Prabowo's private jet finally landed in Beijing. And at 3 am, the related activities of the celebration were about to begin. Prabowo may have had little time to rest after getting off the plane.

Regarding the sincerity shown by Indonesia, we gave him a high-level arrangement on the day of the military parade.

(Prabowo rushed to China overnight, standing next to Putin in the photo)

In the group photo of foreign leaders attending the military parade, Prabowo stood very close to the front, right next to Putin.

This is the special arrangement we made. We will not let any country with sincerity go unnoticed.

Interestingly, Prabowo's appearance at the Chinese military parade also caused a strong reaction from the netizens of "a certain country," which is Japan.

Previously, when Prabowo announced that he could not participate in the Chinese military parade on September 3, many Japanese netizens cheered, even claiming, "This might be the effect of Japan" or "Indonesia might have considered Japan's feelings."

However, Prabowo's actions have severely embarrassed the Japanese media. Japanese netizens seem to be too optimistic and have a very wrong understanding of Japan's influence and position.

This led to Japanese netizens being extremely upset, and they started to publish long articles attacking Prabowo online.

Of course, such noise does not affect the September 3 military parade.

So far, all 26 foreign leaders have arrived and stood together on the Tiananmen Gate to observe the event.

(All 26 foreign leaders are present, standing on the Tiananmen Gate to observe the event)

This is the first time in 66 years that the heads of state of China, Russia, and North Korea have appeared side by side on the Tiananmen Gate.

The last time the three countries' leaders jointly appeared in a public event was during the Soviet era.

In 1959, Soviet leader Khrushchev and North Korean leader Kim Il-sung attended the 10th anniversary military parade of China and stood together with Chairman Mao on the Tiananmen Gate.

Today, the international situation has changed greatly, and China's international status is incomparable to what it was before.

This grand event has also attracted the attention of foreign media.

During the military parade, major Western media outlets such as Bloomberg, CNN, NBC, and BBC have been closely following the event in real-time updates.

The U.S. magazine "Foreign Policy" published an article evaluating this as a powerful diplomatic display by China.

According to U.S. media, China's military parade this year is not only a ceremonial display of the military and weapons, but also a carefully planned strategic communication, integrating military strength, diplomatic status, and historical narratives, targeting both domestic and international audiences.

At the same time, foreign media were also amazed by the PLA formations and the weapons displayed.

(The military parade this time focused on peace)

In fact, our military parade on September 3 mainly aims to remember history, safeguard peace, use China's strength to cope with global uncertainty, and contribute to world peace.

Just like the slogan of the troops: Justice will prevail! Peace will prevail! The people will prevail!

At the end of the military parade, the release of 80,000 doves and balloons is the best proof.

When the last batch of doves flew into the sky, the sounds echoing over Tiananmen Square were not only the glory of victory, but also a solemn promise of peace.

The image of 26 foreign leaders standing together sends a message of unity beyond regions to the world — especially the touching story of the Indonesian president arriving overnight.

This military parade declared with the strongest voice: China has never forgotten the lessons of history, cherishes the hard-won peace, and is willing to work hand in hand with all countries that love peace to jointly safeguard the world's justice and stability won through blood.

The military parade showed not only the achievements of China's national defense modernization, but also the firm belief of a responsible major country in building a community with a shared future for mankind.

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