Beijing Military Parade Reveals Guest List of 26 Foreign Leaders, Netizens Deride as 'Beggar's Conference'

On August 28, the Chinese Communist Party's official media outlet, Xinhua News Agency, released the list of 26 foreign heads of state and government leaders who will attend the military parade on September 3. (Internet screenshot)

[People News] On August 28, Xinhua News Agency announced the list of 26 foreign leaders attending the September 3 military parade. The list indicates a notable absence of Western countries. In reaction, netizens on overseas X platform expressed their mockery, stating, 'Not a single developed country is present,' and 'They are all here to collect money,' referring to the event as a 'Beggar's Conference.'

With just five days remaining before the Beijing military parade, the authorities hastily published the list of national leaders attending the 80th anniversary commemorative activities of the Anti-Japanese War. The list includes:

Russian President Vladimir Putin
North Korean Workers' Party General Secretary and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, Kim Jong-un
King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia
Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc
General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President Thongloun Sisoulith
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba
Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov
Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
Congo (Brazzaville) President Denis Sassou Nguesso
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa
Serbian President Aleksandar VučićSlovak Prime Minister Robert Fico
Cuban Communist Party First Secretary and National President Miguel Díaz-Canel
Myanmar Acting President Min Aung Hlaing

The social media influencer known as "Toronto Square Face" shared the list on the X platform, igniting lively discussions and mockery among Twitter users.

"Toronto Square Face" remarked, "In the entire military parade, it’s difficult to find a few normal national leaders."

Amazon Porter: Personally, I believe we should invite these leaders: Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the Soviet Union, and the United States.

The clouds will eventually clear: Kim Jong-un dares to attend; he is not afraid of a coup by domestic military leaders seizing the opportunity.

The quest for freedom: There are hardly any normal countries; they are mostly ignorant and backwards places.

Tiger Brother Big Muscle: Chinese people never seek refuge in these countries~~~ The children of Chinese officials also never study in these countries~~~ Chinese tourists never go to these countries to show off~~~

Sean: It’s quite humorous to see a group of fascist dictators attending an anti-fascist military parade.

Tanggula Mountain Bandit: It’s all quite normal; they are just here to collect money. Who wouldn’t want to get paid?

Rising Sun: These countries must pay an appearance fee to attend; they enjoy free food and drink, and then leave with money.

I don’t know: Most of these countries were formerly communist.

Richie Winston: These historical facts may deceive the Chinese public, but they cannot fool leaders from around the world. Thus, leaders from major countries will not participate in this farce. Only those leaders who have been bribed and benefit from China will come to flatter.

Geng'er Europe Office: With so many of them... could they all be taken out at once? That’s too risky.

Read Dead: That's great, just drop a bomb, and half the world will be at peace.

ISAAC: Baozi is a lowlife, and his allies are merely a collection of rogue states.

Micale Che: Is this a military parade or a gathering of beggars?

Young Whale: A gathering of beggars.

X filer: Everyone should take a look at which countries to avoid if they want to escape.

Among the list of national leaders released, many have notorious backgrounds.

Russian President Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are both wanted and face international sanctions due to the Russo-Ukrainian war and their nuclear programs, respectively.

Belarusian President Lukashenko, often referred to as the 'last dictator of Europe,' along with his government, has been subjected to a series of sanctions from the United States and the European Union for human rights abuses, electoral fraud, and aiding Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. They have also been blacklisted by New Zealand and Japan.

Myanmar's acting president, Min Aung Hlaing, initiated a military coup in 2017, toppling the National League for Democracy government led by former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. He has since faced travel and financial bans, as well as asset freezes imposed by the EU and the US.
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