JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER.
1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
CHINA AND KINGS OF THE EAST MARCH TO ISRAEL 2ND WAVE OF WW3 (200 MILLION MAN ARMY)
REVELATION 16:12-16
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates;(WERE WW3 STARTS IN IRAQ OR SYRIA OR TURKEY) and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,(SATAN) and out of the mouth of the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(FALSE POPE)
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.(WERE 2 BILLION DIE FROM NUKE WAR)
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.(ITS AT THIS TIME I BELIEVE WHEN AMERICA GETS NUKED BY RUSSIA ON THE WAY TO THE MIDEAST)
DANIEL 11:44 (2ND WAVE OF WW3)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
REVELATION 9:12-18
12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(WORLDWIDE WAR)(TURKEY-IRAQ-SYRIA)(EUPHRATES RIVER CONSISTS OF 760 MILES IN TURKEY,440 MILES IN SYRIA AND 660 MILES IN IRAQ)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,(WORLDWIDE WAR) which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.(1/3 Earths Population die in WW 3 2ND WAVE-2 billion)
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand:(200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM CHINA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST) and I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
CHINA MILITARY PARADE 2015-STARTS AT 1 HR 25 MIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCfdGzXPN_w
UPDATE-SEPTEMBER 03,2015-04:00AM
RUSSIAS VLADIMIR PUTIN IS WATCHING THIS PARADE IN CHINA -AND CHINAS ARMY LEADERS ARE ALL IN THIS PARADE OF THE CHINESE WIN OVER JAPAN.AS YOU WATCH THIS PARADE.IT WILL BE RUSSIA AND CHINA TEAMING UP IN THE FUTURE TO KILL 2 BILLION PEOPLE ON EARTH IN THE 2ND WAVE OF 3 IN WORLD WAR 3. WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS THE ACTUAL ARMIES AND WEAPONS THAT WILL BE USED IN THIS FUTURE RUSSIA-CHINA MARCH AGAINST ISRAEL.ISRAEL WINS. BUT THE 200 MILLION MAN ARMY THAT COMES FROM CHINA-RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST.WILL ALL BE IN THIS CHINESE ARMY PARADE.THIS IS THE BIGGEST PARADE IN CHINA SINCE 2009.AND THE FIRST TIME CHINA HAS A MILITARY PARADE OUTSIDE OCTOBER.
China military parade commemorates second world war victory – as it happened-Anti-Japanese rhetoric and nuclear missiles on show as Beijing marks 70th anniversary of 1945 victory with massive parade in Tiananmen Square-Russian president Vladimir Putin and Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir at parade-Former UK prime minister Tony Blair also in attendance-Claire Phipps-Thursday 3 September 2015 06.25 BST-THE GUARDIAN
My colleague Tom Phillips has left Tiananmen Square and sends this report:Chinese president Xi Jinping made an unexpected pledge on Thursday to cut his army by 300,000 troops, even as his armed forces put on a massive show of force during a 70th anniversary military parade commemorating the end of the second world war. In the surprise announcement in front of a gathering of some of the world’s leaders in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Xi said China was committed to peaceful development.And he pledged his country would “never seek hegemony or expansion. It will never inflict its past suffering on any other nation”. Armoured vehicles rolling through Tiananmen Square during the military parade.However his words will not reassure some of China’s neighbours who will have looked on the display of military with some concern.Xi did not indicate when the troop cut – a 13% cut in the nation’s 2.3 million-strong armed forces – would happen, but stressed the country would always “walk down the path of peaceful development”.Tanks, missile launchers and more than 12,000 troops paraded through the square as China marked the occasion with a spectacular show of military strength designed to strengthen Xi’s grip on power. Xi kicked off proceedings at around 10am, addressing thousands of hand-picked guests who had assembled in front of the Forbidden City under a blazing sun.Russian president Vladimir Putin, Chinese president Xi Jinping and South Korea president Park Geun-hye.“This great triumph … put an end to China’s national humiliation [and] re-established China as a major country in the world,” Xi said, flanked by Russian president Vladimir Putin and Communist party veterans including Jiang Zemin, the former president.Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted by the international criminal court for mass atrocities, and former UK prime minister Tony Blair were also at the parade, although many nations – including Japan and the US – declined to attend, and some, including the UK and Australia, sent only low-level representatives.By 11am a massive display of Chinese military might was rattling through the notorious Beijing square where troops launched their 1989 crackdown on student demonstrators.Spectators waved red flags in the air as tanks, drones and ballistic missiles rolled past beneath a perfect blue sky – the result of Beijing’s decision to close more than 12,000 factories and power plants ahead of the event.Away from the parade, the Pentagon has confirmed the presence of five Chinese naval vessels in the Bering Sea between Russia and Alaska, which Barack Obama is currently visiting.It is believed to be the first time Chinese military ships have been spotted in the area and is another sign of China’s global presence expanding far beyond its own shores.“We respect the freedom of all nations to operate military vessels in international waters in accordance with international law. We are aware of the five People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships in the Bering Sea,” said Commander Bill Urban, a Pentagon spokesman.“This is the first time we have observed PLAN ships in the Bering Sea.”The vessels are in international waters near the Aleutians, a chain of islands that fan out from the Alaskan mainland. The boats comprise three combat ships, an amphibious ship and a replenishment vessel.It’s heavy on anti-Japanese rhetoric, with seven mentions of the phrase “Japanese aggression”, plus a “ Japanese militarist aggressors”, “Japanese militarists” and a “foreign aggressors”.Some observers have suggested that Beijing will see the parade as a useful way of diverting attention from the recent economic turmoil in China’s stock market, writes Tom Phillips.But Roderick MacFarquhar, a Harvard University scholar and former British MP, isn’t convinced by those claims.MacFarquhar, who is one of the most respected observers of elite Chinese politics, told the Guardian: I don’t think it’s a reaction to the economy – to take people’s minds off the economy – because it won’t. People are hurting because they invested in shares in Shenzhen or Shanghai. A parade in Beijing with tanks galore is not going to take their minds off it.MacFarquhar thinks the main aim is to establish Xi Jinping as China’s “great nationalist leader” by using war history to stoke anti-Japanese sentiment and show Xi is standing up to Tokyo:You can arouse feelings about Japan very easily and this is a way Xi Jinping is attempting to consolidate his hold so that it will be difficult for people to get rid of him.Although the Chinese commemorations have not been widely reported in Japan, public broadcaster NHK is now showing some of the parade, focusing on the announcement by Xi of a 300,000 reduction in Chinese troops.For Australian readers wondering who the country’s representative was at the parade today: it was senator Michael Ronaldson, minister for veterans affairs.Like the UK, which sent former minister Kenneth Clarke, the big names in the Australian government stayed away.The US did not send a representative.The clearing of the skies over Beijing is neatly illustrated by this gif from Flightradar.Now the flights will presumably have to wait for the 70,000 doves and balloons to disperse.All of a sudden it is over. Thousands of doves and balloons have been released into the air above Tiananmen Square and spectators are being ushered out of the stands.Putin, Xi and the other dignitaries have stepped back from the balcony, and it’s now a race to get into the shade.And now balloons. There could well be 70,000 of those too. The doves of peace and multicoloured balloons feel a little jarring after all the missiles, it’s probably fair to say.
China shows military might even as Xi Jinping pledges 300,000 cut in army-Victory parade in Beijing to mark end of second world war showcases armed forces in front of a number of world leaders-Tom Phillips in Beijing-Last modified on Thursday 3 September 2015 08.09 BST-THE GUARDIAN
Chinese president Xi Jinping made an unexpected pledge on Thursday to cut his army by 300,000 troops, even as his armed forces put on a massive show of force during a 70th anniversary military parade commemorating the end of the second world war.In the surprise announcement in front of a gathering of some of the world’s leaders in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Xi said China was committed to peaceful development.And he pledged his country would “never seek hegemony or expansion. It will never inflict its past suffering on any other nation”China military parade commemorates second world war victory – as it happened-Anti-Japanese rhetoric and nuclear missiles on show as Beijing marks 70th anniversary of 1945 victory with massive parade in Tiananmen Square-However his words will not reassure some of China’s neighbours who will have looked on the display of military with some concern.“The aim of our commemoration … is to bear history in mind, honour all those who laid down their lives, cherish peace and open up the future,” he said.“That war inflicted over 100 million military and civilian casualties. China suffered over 35 million casualties and the Soviet Union lost over 27 million lives.“War is like a mirror. Looking at it helps us better understand the value of peace. China will remain committed to peaceful development. We Chinese love peace.”Xi did not indicate when the troop cut – a 13% cut in the nation’s 2.3 million-strong armed forces – would happen, but stressed the country would always “walk down the path of peaceful development”.Tanks, missile launchers and more than 12,000 troops paraded through the square as China marked the occasion with a spectacular show of military strength designed to strengthen Xi’s grip on power.Xi kicked off proceedings at around 10am, addressing thousands of hand-picked guests who had assembled in front of the Forbidden City under a blazing sun.“This great triumph … put an end to China’s national humiliation [and] re-established China as a major country in the world,” Xi said, flanked by Russian president Vladimir Putin and Communist party veterans including Jiang Zemin, the former president.Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted by the international criminal court for mass atrocities, and former UK prime minister Tony Blair were also at the parade, although many nations – including Japan and the US – declined to attend, and some, including the UK and Australia, sent only low-level representatives.By 11am a massive display of Chinese military might was rattling through the notorious Beijing square where troops launched their 1989 crackdown on student demonstrators.Spectators waved red flags in the air as tanks, drones and ballistic missiles rolled past beneath a perfect blue sky – the result of Beijing’s decision to close more than 12,000 factories and power plants ahead of the event.James Hardy, the Asia-Pacific editor of IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly, said the parade was about using military power to send a message about “China’s strength and invulnerability” both at home and abroad.On the eve of the parade Liu Xiaoming, China’s ambassador to London, claimed the event was designed to “cherish the memory of heroes and mourn the lives lost in the flames of war”.However, Roderick MacFarquhar, a Harvard University scholar, said it was primarily about using China’s rivalry with Japan to bolster Xi’s position as China’s commander-in-chief.“Chinese have a visceral dislike of Japan because of the war and so on. You can arouse feelings about Japan very easily and this is a way Xi Jinping is attempting to consolidate his hold [on power] so that it will be difficult for people to get rid of him because he is seen as the great nationalist leader,” he said.“Short of having a presidential election vote it is a way of consolidating his position with the people.”MacFarquhar said the parade was also a means of piling pressure on Japan without risking drawing the United States further into regional affairs by continuing to ratchet up military tensions in the East China Sea.China scrambles fighter jets towards US and Japan planes in disputed air zoneTensions flared there after China’s decision to declare an air defence zone in the region in late 2013.“If you are going to cool it in the East China Sea, but you still want to use the Japanese as a whipping boy, then you emphasise the past,” he said.The Communist party’s reading of the past is on full show at a war exhibition recently opened by Xi at Beijing’s Museum of the War of Chinese People’s Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.Japan’s wartime crimes are exposed in exhibits with names such as: “Cruel slaughters”, “Indiscriminate bombings”, “Creating bloody massacres” and “Plundering and Devastation”.Addressing the crowds in Tiananmen, Xi insisted the parade was aimed at no country in particular.
Soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army march during the military parade in Beijing. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Armoured vehicles rolling through Tiananmen Square during the military parade. Photograph: Yao Dawei/EPA
Russian president Vladimir Putin, Chinese president Xi Jinping and South
Korea president Park Geun-hye. Photograph: Xinhua/REX Shutterstock
THE ACTUAL CHINESE ARMY AND WEAPONS TO BE USED IN WW3 IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE-WHEN RUSSIA-CHINA AND A 200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM ASIA MARCH TO ISRAEL IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.AND 2 BILLION PEOPLE DIE IN THIS WORLDS WORST WAR IN HISTORY EVER TO BE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwoSLMH1NNQ#t=19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnoucWQgKJo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LoWBBODRMI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MiM0AShrik
CHINA AND KINGS OF THE EAST MARCH TO ISRAEL 2ND WAVE OF WW3 (200 MILLION MAN ARMY)
REVELATION 16:12-16
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates;(WERE WW3 STARTS IN IRAQ OR SYRIA OR TURKEY) and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,(SATAN) and out of the mouth of the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(FALSE POPE)
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.(WERE 2 BILLION DIE FROM NUKE WAR)
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.(ITS AT THIS TIME I BELIEVE WHEN AMERICA GETS NUKED BY RUSSIA ON THE WAY TO THE MIDEAST)
DANIEL 11:44 (2ND WAVE OF WW3)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
REVELATION 9:12-18
12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(WORLDWIDE WAR)(TURKEY-IRAQ-SYRIA)(EUPHRATES RIVER CONSISTS OF 760 MILES IN TURKEY,440 MILES IN SYRIA AND 660 MILES IN IRAQ)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,(WORLDWIDE WAR) which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.(1/3 Earths Population die in WW 3 2ND WAVE-2 billion)
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand:(200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM CHINA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST) and I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
CHINA MILITARY PARADE 2015-STARTS AT 1 HR 25 MIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCfdGzXPN_w
UPDATE-SEPTEMBER 03,2015-04:00AM
RUSSIAS VLADIMIR PUTIN IS WATCHING THIS PARADE IN CHINA -AND CHINAS ARMY LEADERS ARE ALL IN THIS PARADE OF THE CHINESE WIN OVER JAPAN.AS YOU WATCH THIS PARADE.IT WILL BE RUSSIA AND CHINA TEAMING UP IN THE FUTURE TO KILL 2 BILLION PEOPLE ON EARTH IN THE 2ND WAVE OF 3 IN WORLD WAR 3. WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS THE ACTUAL ARMIES AND WEAPONS THAT WILL BE USED IN THIS FUTURE RUSSIA-CHINA MARCH AGAINST ISRAEL.ISRAEL WINS. BUT THE 200 MILLION MAN ARMY THAT COMES FROM CHINA-RUSSIA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST.WILL ALL BE IN THIS CHINESE ARMY PARADE.THIS IS THE BIGGEST PARADE IN CHINA SINCE 2009.AND THE FIRST TIME CHINA HAS A MILITARY PARADE OUTSIDE OCTOBER.
China military parade commemorates second world war victory – as it happened-Anti-Japanese rhetoric and nuclear missiles on show as Beijing marks 70th anniversary of 1945 victory with massive parade in Tiananmen Square-Russian president Vladimir Putin and Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir at parade-Former UK prime minister Tony Blair also in attendance-Claire Phipps-Thursday 3 September 2015 06.25 BST-THE GUARDIAN
My colleague Tom Phillips has left Tiananmen Square and sends this report:Chinese president Xi Jinping made an unexpected pledge on Thursday to cut his army by 300,000 troops, even as his armed forces put on a massive show of force during a 70th anniversary military parade commemorating the end of the second world war. In the surprise announcement in front of a gathering of some of the world’s leaders in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Xi said China was committed to peaceful development.And he pledged his country would “never seek hegemony or expansion. It will never inflict its past suffering on any other nation”. Armoured vehicles rolling through Tiananmen Square during the military parade.However his words will not reassure some of China’s neighbours who will have looked on the display of military with some concern.Xi did not indicate when the troop cut – a 13% cut in the nation’s 2.3 million-strong armed forces – would happen, but stressed the country would always “walk down the path of peaceful development”.Tanks, missile launchers and more than 12,000 troops paraded through the square as China marked the occasion with a spectacular show of military strength designed to strengthen Xi’s grip on power. Xi kicked off proceedings at around 10am, addressing thousands of hand-picked guests who had assembled in front of the Forbidden City under a blazing sun.Russian president Vladimir Putin, Chinese president Xi Jinping and South Korea president Park Geun-hye.“This great triumph … put an end to China’s national humiliation [and] re-established China as a major country in the world,” Xi said, flanked by Russian president Vladimir Putin and Communist party veterans including Jiang Zemin, the former president.Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted by the international criminal court for mass atrocities, and former UK prime minister Tony Blair were also at the parade, although many nations – including Japan and the US – declined to attend, and some, including the UK and Australia, sent only low-level representatives.By 11am a massive display of Chinese military might was rattling through the notorious Beijing square where troops launched their 1989 crackdown on student demonstrators.Spectators waved red flags in the air as tanks, drones and ballistic missiles rolled past beneath a perfect blue sky – the result of Beijing’s decision to close more than 12,000 factories and power plants ahead of the event.Away from the parade, the Pentagon has confirmed the presence of five Chinese naval vessels in the Bering Sea between Russia and Alaska, which Barack Obama is currently visiting.It is believed to be the first time Chinese military ships have been spotted in the area and is another sign of China’s global presence expanding far beyond its own shores.“We respect the freedom of all nations to operate military vessels in international waters in accordance with international law. We are aware of the five People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships in the Bering Sea,” said Commander Bill Urban, a Pentagon spokesman.“This is the first time we have observed PLAN ships in the Bering Sea.”The vessels are in international waters near the Aleutians, a chain of islands that fan out from the Alaskan mainland. The boats comprise three combat ships, an amphibious ship and a replenishment vessel.It’s heavy on anti-Japanese rhetoric, with seven mentions of the phrase “Japanese aggression”, plus a “ Japanese militarist aggressors”, “Japanese militarists” and a “foreign aggressors”.Some observers have suggested that Beijing will see the parade as a useful way of diverting attention from the recent economic turmoil in China’s stock market, writes Tom Phillips.But Roderick MacFarquhar, a Harvard University scholar and former British MP, isn’t convinced by those claims.MacFarquhar, who is one of the most respected observers of elite Chinese politics, told the Guardian: I don’t think it’s a reaction to the economy – to take people’s minds off the economy – because it won’t. People are hurting because they invested in shares in Shenzhen or Shanghai. A parade in Beijing with tanks galore is not going to take their minds off it.MacFarquhar thinks the main aim is to establish Xi Jinping as China’s “great nationalist leader” by using war history to stoke anti-Japanese sentiment and show Xi is standing up to Tokyo:You can arouse feelings about Japan very easily and this is a way Xi Jinping is attempting to consolidate his hold so that it will be difficult for people to get rid of him.Although the Chinese commemorations have not been widely reported in Japan, public broadcaster NHK is now showing some of the parade, focusing on the announcement by Xi of a 300,000 reduction in Chinese troops.For Australian readers wondering who the country’s representative was at the parade today: it was senator Michael Ronaldson, minister for veterans affairs.Like the UK, which sent former minister Kenneth Clarke, the big names in the Australian government stayed away.The US did not send a representative.The clearing of the skies over Beijing is neatly illustrated by this gif from Flightradar.Now the flights will presumably have to wait for the 70,000 doves and balloons to disperse.All of a sudden it is over. Thousands of doves and balloons have been released into the air above Tiananmen Square and spectators are being ushered out of the stands.Putin, Xi and the other dignitaries have stepped back from the balcony, and it’s now a race to get into the shade.And now balloons. There could well be 70,000 of those too. The doves of peace and multicoloured balloons feel a little jarring after all the missiles, it’s probably fair to say.
China shows military might even as Xi Jinping pledges 300,000 cut in army-Victory parade in Beijing to mark end of second world war showcases armed forces in front of a number of world leaders-Tom Phillips in Beijing-Last modified on Thursday 3 September 2015 08.09 BST-THE GUARDIAN
Chinese president Xi Jinping made an unexpected pledge on Thursday to cut his army by 300,000 troops, even as his armed forces put on a massive show of force during a 70th anniversary military parade commemorating the end of the second world war.In the surprise announcement in front of a gathering of some of the world’s leaders in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Xi said China was committed to peaceful development.And he pledged his country would “never seek hegemony or expansion. It will never inflict its past suffering on any other nation”China military parade commemorates second world war victory – as it happened-Anti-Japanese rhetoric and nuclear missiles on show as Beijing marks 70th anniversary of 1945 victory with massive parade in Tiananmen Square-However his words will not reassure some of China’s neighbours who will have looked on the display of military with some concern.“The aim of our commemoration … is to bear history in mind, honour all those who laid down their lives, cherish peace and open up the future,” he said.“That war inflicted over 100 million military and civilian casualties. China suffered over 35 million casualties and the Soviet Union lost over 27 million lives.“War is like a mirror. Looking at it helps us better understand the value of peace. China will remain committed to peaceful development. We Chinese love peace.”Xi did not indicate when the troop cut – a 13% cut in the nation’s 2.3 million-strong armed forces – would happen, but stressed the country would always “walk down the path of peaceful development”.Tanks, missile launchers and more than 12,000 troops paraded through the square as China marked the occasion with a spectacular show of military strength designed to strengthen Xi’s grip on power.Xi kicked off proceedings at around 10am, addressing thousands of hand-picked guests who had assembled in front of the Forbidden City under a blazing sun.“This great triumph … put an end to China’s national humiliation [and] re-established China as a major country in the world,” Xi said, flanked by Russian president Vladimir Putin and Communist party veterans including Jiang Zemin, the former president.Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted by the international criminal court for mass atrocities, and former UK prime minister Tony Blair were also at the parade, although many nations – including Japan and the US – declined to attend, and some, including the UK and Australia, sent only low-level representatives.By 11am a massive display of Chinese military might was rattling through the notorious Beijing square where troops launched their 1989 crackdown on student demonstrators.Spectators waved red flags in the air as tanks, drones and ballistic missiles rolled past beneath a perfect blue sky – the result of Beijing’s decision to close more than 12,000 factories and power plants ahead of the event.James Hardy, the Asia-Pacific editor of IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly, said the parade was about using military power to send a message about “China’s strength and invulnerability” both at home and abroad.On the eve of the parade Liu Xiaoming, China’s ambassador to London, claimed the event was designed to “cherish the memory of heroes and mourn the lives lost in the flames of war”.However, Roderick MacFarquhar, a Harvard University scholar, said it was primarily about using China’s rivalry with Japan to bolster Xi’s position as China’s commander-in-chief.“Chinese have a visceral dislike of Japan because of the war and so on. You can arouse feelings about Japan very easily and this is a way Xi Jinping is attempting to consolidate his hold [on power] so that it will be difficult for people to get rid of him because he is seen as the great nationalist leader,” he said.“Short of having a presidential election vote it is a way of consolidating his position with the people.”MacFarquhar said the parade was also a means of piling pressure on Japan without risking drawing the United States further into regional affairs by continuing to ratchet up military tensions in the East China Sea.China scrambles fighter jets towards US and Japan planes in disputed air zoneTensions flared there after China’s decision to declare an air defence zone in the region in late 2013.“If you are going to cool it in the East China Sea, but you still want to use the Japanese as a whipping boy, then you emphasise the past,” he said.The Communist party’s reading of the past is on full show at a war exhibition recently opened by Xi at Beijing’s Museum of the War of Chinese People’s Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.Japan’s wartime crimes are exposed in exhibits with names such as: “Cruel slaughters”, “Indiscriminate bombings”, “Creating bloody massacres” and “Plundering and Devastation”.Addressing the crowds in Tiananmen, Xi insisted the parade was aimed at no country in particular.
Soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army march during the military parade in Beijing. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Armoured vehicles rolling through Tiananmen Square during the military parade. Photograph: Yao Dawei/EPA
Russian president Vladimir Putin, Chinese president Xi Jinping and South
Korea president Park Geun-hye. Photograph: Xinhua/REX ShutterstockTHE ACTUAL CHINESE ARMY AND WEAPONS TO BE USED IN WW3 IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE-WHEN RUSSIA-CHINA AND A 200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM ASIA MARCH TO ISRAEL IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.AND 2 BILLION PEOPLE DIE IN THIS WORLDS WORST WAR IN HISTORY EVER TO BE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwoSLMH1NNQ#t=19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnoucWQgKJo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LoWBBODRMI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MiM0AShrik
