| The attendees to China’s military parade: leaders of the world’s least-powerful countries Chinese state-run media released Tuesday (link in Chinese) a list of the 30 world leaders confirmed to be attending its massive World War Two victory parade, otherwise known as “Commemoration of 70th Anniversary of Victory of Chinese People’s Resistance against Japanese Aggression and World Anti-Fascist War.” Unlike that title, the list is pretty unimpressive. Here’s the full list of attendees: Name Country Title Abdelkader Bensalah Algeria Chair of the Council of the Nation Amado Boudou Argentina Vice President Alexander Lukashenko Belarus President Dragan Čović Bosnia-Herzegovina Chair of the Presidency Norodom Sihamoni Cambodia King Miguel Díaz-Canel Cuba Vice President Miloš Zeman Czech Republic President Joseph Kabila DR Congo President Taur Matan Ruak East Timor President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Egypt President Hailemariam Desalegn Ethiopia President Nursultan Nazarbayev Kazakhstan President Almazbek Atambayev Kyrgyzstan President Choummaly Sayasone Laos General Secretary, Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Mongolia President Thein Sein Myanmar President Choe Ryong-hae North Korea Vice Marshal, Politburo member Mamnoon Hussain Pakistan President Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska Poland Chair of Sejm (lower house) Vladimir Putin Russia President Tomislav Nikolić Serbia President Jacob Zuma South Africa President Park Geun-hye South Korea President Omar al-Bashir Sudan President Emomali Rahmon Tajikistan President Prawit Wongsuwan Thailand Deputy chair of Thai junta Islam Karimov Uzbekistan President Sato Kilman Vanuatu Prime Minister Nicolás Maduro Venezuela President Trương Tấn Sang Vietnam President The 30 leaders will join the militaries of over 10 countries—including Kazakhstan, Mexico, Mongolia, and Russia—that will take part in the pomp and circumstance. http://qz.com/486986/the-attendees-to-chinas-military-parade-leaders-of-the-worlds-least-powerful-countries/ |