Anwar: Victory Parade a reminder to defend one’s sovereignty, joins world leaders at China’s Victory Day parade marking 80 years since WWII

 

 

Standing united: Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan (centre) posing for a group photo with the heads of foreign delegations and their spouses before the commemorative parade marking 80 years since the end of World War II in Beijing. Anwar (front row, fourth from left) and his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail are in attendance. — Xinhua

BEIJING: The commemorative Victory Parade held by China to mark 80 years since the end of World War II serves as a timely reminder that a nation’s sovereignty must always be defended and safeguarded.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this is even more crucial in today’s geopolitical landscape, where turmoil persists and the international system is increasingly undermined.

He cited the genocide in Gaza, where the Israeli regime continues its atrocities against Palestinians with impunity.

“For me, the celebration is a reminder that a nation must be free, independent and sovereign. A country’s independence must be respected.

“Our experience of embracing peace and resolution after World War II, and how China rose against violence and colonialism, should serve as a lesson for today’s society, especially in our region,” he told Malaysian media at the end of his working visit to Beijing and Tianjin this week.

Anwar was among the foreign leaders invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the parade at Tiananmen Square yesterday morning.

On his participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Plus Summit 2025 in the port city of Tianjin, Anwar said that although Malaysia is not a member of the SCO, he was invited by Xi, as the current Asean Chair, to attend as a special guest and share his views on global issues.

“So we took the opportunity to attend and share our views,” he said, Bernama reported.

Anwar said he also highlighted the United Nations’ failure to fulfil its mandate in resolving major crises, which has further eroded its global influence – a point acknowledged by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who participated in the meeting.

The Prime Minister added that he had met several world leaders on the sidelines of the summit.

Among them was Myanmar’s acting President Min Aung Hlaing, with whom he discussed and followed up on the country’s peace process ahead of Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan’s visit later this month.

His meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, meanwhile, focused on the situation in Gaza amid Israel’s brutal aggression.

“I asked about the latest developments in Gaza. Many leaders who attended the summit also raised the issue of the ongoing atrocities in Gaza and the suffering of the Palestinian people there,” Anwar said.

He also met with his counterpart from Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, Cambodia’s Hun Manet and Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to discuss boosting two-way trade and investment. 

Anwar departed for home yesterday afternoon after attending the Victory Parade and a banquet hosted by the Chinese President.

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Anwar joins world leaders at China’s Victory Day parade marking 80 years since WWII

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse yesterday. — Bernama pic

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 A grand gathering to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, which includes a military parade, will start at 9 a.m. on Sept. 3 at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing.

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will deliver a speech at the gathering and review troops.

At 8 p.m. of the same day, a commemorative gala will kick off at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi will also attend the event.

The commemorations will be broadcast live by China Media Group and on Xinhuanet. 

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‘Build bridges over barriers’

 

Anwar: asian nations must be independent yet interdependent

Making an impact: Anwar greeting students after delivering a lecture at Tianjin University. — Pic from Anwar’s Facebook page

TIANJIN: Asian nations should chart a path of sovereign interdependence to promote global stability, peace and resilience, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

He said Asia’s strength lies in preserving its sovereignty while staying open to one another.

He cautioned that while globalisation had produced discontent and inequalities, its flaws should not be used to justify exclusionary blocs or economic fortresses.

Such approaches, he warned, would only deepen divisions and risk leading to stagnation.

“Malaysia proposes a different path: the path of sovereign interdependence – the art of standing tall without standing apart.

“It is the conviction that nations can remain fully themselves – sovereign in choice, in voice and in destiny – while still being open to the flows of trade and investment, of talent and technology, on which prosperity depends,” he said in his public lecture at Tianjin University yesterday.

The Prime Minister stressed that independence and interdependence should be viewed as complementary rather than opposing concepts, Bernama reported.

“We must design interdependence that fortifies sovereignty rather than undermines it.

“Interdependence should not make nations fearful that their autonomy will be diluted. It should give them confidence that, by being connected, their resilience is multiplied,” he added.

He also cited the history of Chinese Admiral Zheng He’s voyages, which linked Melaka with Africa and Arabia centuries ago, bringing gifts and exchanges without conquest or subjugation.

Such traditions of openness, he said, reflected a distinctly Asian model of engagement.

Anwar said that Asia, as a community of diverse nations, bears a special responsibility in shaping the next chapter of the global order, as the region is now the engine of global growth, home to most of the world’s youth and the centre of dynamic technological advances.

“For too long, debates about the world economy have been framed in trans-atlantic terms.

“We are not merely the objects of other people’s strategies. We are the authors of our own destiny. We must resist the temptation to think that the world has no alternative but to splinter into blocs.

“Fragmentation is not destiny. We can choose cooperation over coercion, bridges over barriers. We can choose sovereign interdependence,” he said.

He said under Malaysia’s chairmanship, Asean has adopted inclusivity and sustainability as guiding themes.

China, Anwar added, also has a unique role as a civilisational power whose choices would shape the region’s openness, stability and inclusiveness.

“The region looks to Beijing not only for economic dynamism but also for confidence that Asia’s future will be open, stable and respectful of diversity,” he said.

At the same time, middle powers such as Malaysia have their own duty to act as bridges and remind major powers that restraint and reciprocity are the anchors of peace.

“Asia’s future will rest on steadiness – on the confidence to act without haste, and the patience to give every nation the space it needs to feel secure.

“If we hold fast to that spirit, Asia can move forward with dignity, assured of its place in the world,” he said.

The lecture, titled “Sovereign Interdependence: Building A Shared Future in Asia”, was part of Anwar’s engagement with university students and academics in conjunction with his four-day working visit to Tianjin and Beijing starting Aug 31.

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SCO pushing past US dominance

Russian President Vladimir Putin, from left, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, China, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (Suo Takekuma/Pool Photo via AP)

Xi and Putin rally Global South at Tianjin summit for a multipolar world order

 Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pressed their vision at a regional summit for a new global security and economic order that prioritises the “Global South”, in a direct challenge to the United States.

Xi was hosting more than 20 leaders of non-Western countries at a two-day summit in the nor­thern Chinese port city of Tianjin of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

The SCO must “promote the democratisation of international relations and enhance representation of developing countries,” Xi said in a speech yesterday, adding that at a time of turbulence, “global governance has reached a new crossroads”.

“We must continue to take a clear stand against hegemonism and power politics, and practise true multilateralism,” he said in a veiled attack on the current US-dominated world order.

However, Xi did not set out any concrete policies in what he called his “Global Governance Initiative” – the latest in a series of policy frameworks from Beijing that analysts say are mainly geared to promoting China’s global leadership role.

Earlier, Xi pushed for more inclusive economic globalisation amid the upheaval caused by US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, touting the SCO’s “mega-scale market” and vast economic opportunities in fields including energy and science.

Trump’s tariff war has disproportionately affected developing economies such as India, whose exports were hit with a 50% levy last week.

Putin, whose country has forged even closer economic and security ties with China amid the fallout from the Ukraine war, said the SCO had revived “genuine multilateralism”, with national currencies increasingly used in mutual settlements.

“This, in turn, lays the political and socio-economic groundwork for the formation of a new system of stability and security in Eurasia,” Putin said.

“This security system, unlike Euro-centric and Euro-Atlantic models, would genuinely consider the interests of a broad range of countries, be truly balanced, and would not allow one country to ensure its own security at the expense of others.”

Xi called for the creation of a new SCO development bank, in what would be a major step towards the bloc’s long-held aspiration of developing an alternative payment system or common currency that circumvents the US dollar.

Beijing will provide two billion yuan (RM1.18bil) of free aid to member states this year and a further 10 billion yuan (RM5.9bil) of loans to an SCO banking consortium, the Chinese leader said.

China will also build an artificial intelligence cooperation centre for SCO nations, which are also invited to participate in China’s lunar research station, Xi added.

Speaking on the sidelines of the meeting on Sunday, United Nations secretary-­general Anto­nio Guterres said China played a “fundamental” role in upholding global multilateralism.

Others attending the Tianjin summit include Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders from Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia and South-East Asia.

The security-focused SCO, which began as a group of six Eurasian nations, has expanded to 10 permanent members and 16 dialogue and observer countries in recent years.

Modi was among the leaders from southern and central Asia and the Middle East attending the Tianjin summit.

Beijing has used the summit as an opportunity to mend ties with New Delhi.

Modi, visiting China for the first time in seven years, and Xi both agreed on Sunday that their countries are development partners, not rivals, and discussed ways to improve trade ties. — Reuter

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Rehearsal footage released by China Central Television (CCTV) of the upcoming V-Day military parade. Photo: screenshot of CCTV

The Tiananmen Square and Chang'an Avenue in Beijing are ready to host the grand ceremony on September 3 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. On Monday, China Central Television (CCTV) revealed the specific arrangements for this event. 

The grand event includes a 70-minute military parade. The parade is an institutionalized arrangements for national commemorative parades, and key component of the commemorative activities, carrying significant political and historical importance, per the CCTV report. 

The military parade is conducted in two steps: a military review and a march-past. 

In the military review part, the troops will line up along the Chang'an Avenue, to receive review from President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. During the parade march-past, airborne flag-guarding echelons, foot formations, battle flag formations, armament columns and aerial echelons will pass through or fly across Tiananmen Square in order. 

A total of 45 formations and echelons will be involved in the parade.

The airborne flag-guarding echelons, composed of multiple helicopter types in various formations, will lead the parade. By escorting the flags, forming symbolic characters, and displaying banners, the echelons will reflect the nation's growing prosperity and the military's continuous development under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, proclaiming to the world the great truth of the inevitable victory of justice, peace, and the people, according to the CCTV report.

Foot formations will reflect "an old and a new," the report said. The "old" refers to veteran units from the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, with personnel primarily drawn from units descended from the Eighth Route Army, New Fourth Army, Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, South China guerrilla forces, and militias from provinces with wartime revolutionary bases. The "new" reflects the modern structure of military forces, including the "three-in-one" system of armed forces.

The battle flag formations represent the heroic legacy forged in the flames of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. From countless heroes and numerous meritorious flags, a selection of representative flags from different periods, regions, and units has been chosen. These flags, carried by personnel from their respective units, symbolize the enduring spirit of the war, reflecting the people's armed forces' fearless resolve and forward momentum in the face of challenges, per the report.

The armament columns are organized into combat groups based on real combat scenarios, including ground combat, maritime combat, air and missile defense, information warfare, unmanned combat, logistics support, and strategic strike groups. Many of these feature cutting-edge equipment representing the evolution of modern warfare, including some critical national assets, fully demonstrating the People's Liberation Army's formidable capabilities to triumph in modern conflicts.

The aerial echelons, organized in a modular and systematic manner, will consist of advanced early warning and command aircraft, fighters, bombers, transport planes, and more, covering nearly all active main combat aircraft types of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Many are high-profile "star" equipment, with some making their public debut, fully showcasing the leapfrog development of the PLA's air combat capabilities.

What's more, over 1,000 personnel will form the largest joint military band in the history of parades of the People's Republic of China, performing in front of the Monument to the People's Heroes on Tiananmen Square, per the CCTV report. 

The band will play well-known classic songs from the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, evoking memories of that arduous era and honoring the heroes and martyrs who sacrificed their lives for national independence and freedom. New compositions reflecting contemporary themes and the vigor of a strong military will also be performed for the first time in Tiananmen Square.

Global Times