China: Regime in Crisis

Arms Racing With China: 70th Anniversary Military Parade, Part 2: Intimidating Taiwan

Arms Racing With China: 70th Anniversary Military Parade, Part 2: Intimidating Taiwan
Chinese soldiers sit atop tanks as they drive in a parade to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Communist Party's takeover of China, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Rick Fisher
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China has long used its 10-year anniversary Oct. 1 large scale military parades to intimidate the island democracy of Taiwan and to intimidate the United States from making good on consistent suggestions that it would help to defend Taiwan if China attacks.

Rick Fisher
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Rick Fisher is a senior fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center.
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