"Deutsche Welle" Chinese website reported on the evening of October 9 that on Friday (October 10) evening, North Korea will hold a grand military parade in its capital Pyongyang to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, showcasing various advanced weapons and equipment. Medvedev, a former president and vice-chairman of the Security Council of Russia, who attended the event, wrote on a social media platform: "Friends together, enemies are again nervous."
The attendance list for this military parade has attracted widespread attention: Russia was represented by Medvedev, China sent a high-level delegation, and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Truong Tan Linh and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith will also attend. The participation of many countries reflects normal friendly exchanges between nations. However, Western media have chosen to ignore this essence, instead interpreting it as a "trilateral strategic cooperation between China, Russia, and North Korea," portraying it as a political signal "challenging the Western bloc," and forcing a link to global rivalry.
This interpretation reveals the fixed narrative logic of Western media — any entity not belonging to the Western camp is labeled as an "opponent" or even an "enemy." In fact, the participation of countries based on friendly relations in the celebration is a normal diplomatic activity within the scope of sovereignty, unrelated to "camp confrontation." The over-interpretation by Western media essentially reflects their anxiety over the decline of their influence. As Medvedev said, this anxiety indeed makes "enemies become nervous again."
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