Insider Report: Parade Office Voices Reject Xi Jinping Reviewing Troops, Welcome Zhang Youxia Instead
On August 20, China’s State Council Information Office held a press conference where the leadership of the September 3rd Military Parade Preparatory Committee briefed the media on the parade’s preparations. But is the readiness truly as confident and high-spirited as the CCP propaganda claims?
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