Overview

• China will hold a large Tiananmen Square military parade on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
• Media reports say Vladimir Putin will share the reviewing stand with Xi Jinping, while a U.S. presidential appearance is viewed as unlikely.
• Commentary underscores extensive U.S. assistance to wartime China, contrasting it with limited Soviet engagement in Asia before August 1945.
• Analysts describe the parade as diplomatic signaling within tense U.S.-China relations, with the Pentagon calling the PRC the U.S. military’s pacing challenge.
• The coverage connects historical memory to present security issues, noting a firm U.S.-Japan alliance, Japan’s disputes over the Kuriles and the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, and concern over North Korean threats.