Parade or “power proclamation”? Forty thousand troops, rows of newly unveiled weapons hidden under tarps, and an estimated one million security personnel guarding every bridge, underpass, and station in Beijing—all for one night of full-scale military parade rehearsal stretching until dawn. Yet beneath the roar of engines came waves of online mockery, and behind the spectacle lurks a different story: unverified rumors of a vanished “2 trillion yuan,” signs of escalating power struggles, and calculations over Taiwan ahead of the 21st Party Congress. On the world stage, the promised “friends from all directions” dwindled into a sparse showing of leaders. Can such displays mask weakness? Or do they only expose a China straining under pressure both at home and abroad?Be sure to subscribe for more in-depth content about China! / @chinainsider-tv 00:00 – Intro01:00 – 40,000 troops on parade, one million security staff?05:45 – Rumor: Did Zhang Youxia Accuse Xi Jinping of Embezzling 2 Trillion Yuan from the Military Budget?08:40 – Power Struggles Between the “Second Red Generation” and Xi Jinping – Will They Affect the Timing of a Taiwan Invasion?12:16 – Military Showmanship Cannot Mask Weakness on the World Stage?#xijinping #powerstruggle
