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Look who's puffing their chest.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/02/asia/china-world-war-ii-military-parade/

Carrier Killer

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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b94d907a-507a-11e5-b029-b9d50a74fd14.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/09/03/china-showcases-advanced-ballistic-missiles-at-military-parade/

They lost 12,000,000 fighting the Japanese in WW2. I think they're entitled to a parade now and again.

Besides I would say this constitutes chest puffing a bit more

http://www.globalresearch.ca/war-games-at-russias-doorstep-nato-kicks-off-naval-drills-in-black-sea-with-ukraine/5473086

Makes you wonder how much the parade cost, but meh..it's their money.

If the 2008 Olympic opening ceremony is anything to go by, probably a lot.

Then I dunno, like I said it is their money, but is it 100% right? I'm not saying don't pay homage to the past, but I'd also think the money could probably be better spent on other things.

Though I don't know much about their economy, maybe it is booming.