Almost every day its grandiose ceremony in China.
Two days after celebrating its management of the Covid pandemic, the Chinese regime this Thursday organized a grand anniversary ceremony for the 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), clandestinely founded in Shanghai in July 1921 and which reigns supreme over the world. empire since 1949.
Thousands of flags and balloons greeted this anniversary.
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A more than giant screen, thousands of participants, tens of thousands of balloons… Beijing saw things in a triple XL version to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Chinese Communist Party.
Thousands of handpicked people, chosen to form the audience for the grand ceremony, hardly slept all night to pass the many security checks.
Before their eyes, sometimes asleep, thousands of soldiers, students, high school students, were mobilized in a perfect order on the great Tian'anmen Square and its 440,000 square meters crossed by a huge red carpet.
"100" in the sky, formed by about thirty helicopters
To begin with, a hammer and sickle flag flew over the square, then the number "100" appeared in the sky, formed by about thirty helicopters.
Fighter planes follow, then an acrobatic patrol that leaves a multicolored trail over the Chinese capital.
The helicopters fly in "100" formation.
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While 100 cannon shots are heard, the men will hoist the national flag on a pole planted in front of the Tian'anmen Gate.
It is from this platform, from where the founder of the Mao Tse-tung regime proclaimed the People's Republic, that Xi Jinping will speak.
A huge red carpet has been rolled out in the square.
After the planes passed, the Chinese flag was hoisted.
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In power since the end of 2012, he donned for the occasion the revolutionary Chinese costume, nicknamed “Mao costume”, and stands just above the giant portrait of the ex-leader.
The two men appear to be dressed in the same light gray fabric.
"Only socialism can save China"
Posing as Mao's heir, the current Chinese number one relies on this tutelary figure, still revered by many Chinese, in order to establish his authority.
“Comrades, dear friends…”: he intersects his words with communist references, assuring that Marxism remains the compass of the country despite the radical economic reforms undertaken for 40 years thanks to the market economy.
“The Chinese people have created a new world,” said the leader of the People's Republic.
"Only socialism can save China".
Dressed in the famous "Mao costume", Xi Jinping delivers an offensive speech, praising the merits of Chinese-style communism and the power of his Nation.
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He promises to further strengthen the Chinese army, commits to the "reunification" of Taiwan and affirms that stability will be ensured in Hong Kong, while guaranteeing the security and sovereignty of mainland China.
But Xi is also addressing other nations, those who blame the stranglehold on Hong Kong, the treatment of Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang, or the country's very offensive diplomacy.
Students wave flags of China and the Communist Party of China before celebrations in Beijing on July 1, 2021, to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.
(Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) WANG ZHAO
The Chinese people will never allow a foreign force to intimidate or oppress them, he said.
"Anyone who dares to try to do so will have their heads shattered against the Great Wall of steel forged by more than 1.4 billion Chinese," he said, to the applause of the audience.
This sentence was the most popular topic on the Chinese site Weibo, a social network similar to Twitter, this Thursday morning.
