Hu Jintao’s Tiananmen-style military parade “comrades” shocked Hong Kong people

Hu Jintao’s Tiananmen-style military parade “comrades” shocked Hong Kong people President Hu Jintao held a "Tianan" military parade at Shek Kong Military Camp yesterday afternoon...

President Hu Jintao held a "Tiananmen-style" military parade at Shek Kong Military Camp yesterday afternoon. Advanced weapons from the sea, land and air were displayed, and the words "comrades" shocked Hong Kong people. It is noteworthy that CCTV also broadcast a clip of the People's Liberation Army conducting an "anti-terrorism" drill in the Central District. Some military commentators pointed out that this time the military parade reached the provincial level. In addition to declaring sovereignty, it also used military force to combine patriotism and party strength to support the policies of the government with low popularity. Some commentators said that the central government's move will only arouse resentment and worry among Hong Kong people. Mitbbs.com Hu Jintao, who is also Chairman of the Military Commission, reviewed the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison at Shigang Military Camp at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Hu stood on a jeep and inspected the guard of honor and the navy, army and air force, a total of more than 3,000 people. The parade route is one kilometer long. Chief Executive-designate Leung Chun-ying, Chief Secretary for Administration-designate Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and other new team officials were also present, as were Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Tung Chee-hwa, a number of Hong Kong National People's Congress deputies and CPPCC members. Mitbbs.com reporters saw at the scene that Hu Jintao shouted "Hello, comrades" and "Comrades for your hard work" as he passed by the formation. The formation responded with "Hello, Chief" and "Serve the people". This was the same as Beijing's Tiananmen military parade, which brought the totalitarian scene of the Communist Party to Hong Kong. After the military parade, Hu went to the maintenance station to visit the officers and soldiers. Chief Executive Donald Tsang sat with him. Mitbbs.com In addition, CCTV broadcast the equipment of this military parade, including a clip of the People's Liberation Army conducting an "anti-terrorism search" drill in Central, showing that the defense of Hong Kong by the Hong Kong Garrison also includes "anti-terrorism" tasks. Mitbbs.com Huang Dong, a researcher at the Macau International Military Studies Association, pointed out that this military parade is equivalent to the provincial level and displays advanced military weapons. In a political sense, in addition to declaring sovereignty, it also uses strong military strength to integrate patriotic and party-loving forces such as members of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to support the administration of the SAR government, which has low public popularity. At the military level, it encouraged the Ministry of Defense in Hong Kong and declared its strength to Hainan's neighboring countries. "Hu will hand over military power at the end of this year when he steps down as General Secretary at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In this big battle, the military expressed a 'grand farewell' to Hu." Current affairs commentator Liu Ruishuo pointed out that the central government's demonstration of military power to attack foreign forces' interference in Hong Kong's social movements will cause worries among Hong Kong people. Mitbbs.com This is Hu's second military parade in Hong Kong. The first time was on Stonecutters Island in 2007 on the 10th anniversary of the handover. At that time, there were only six formations with about 1,900 officers and soldiers, but this time there are as many as 3,000. Some analysts pointed out that during the National Day military parade in 2009, Hu Jintao was stolen from the limelight by Jiang Zemin, who had "retired without rest". This time, it was suspected of "showing off his power".