Among the 100,000 almost entirely domestic participants in China's military...
BEIJING - Among the 100,000 almost entirely domestic participants in China’s military-led parade on Tuesday was a float bearing a dozen hand-picked foreigners - a token tribute to overseas links at time when many of China’s foreign ties are strained.
“They picked 12 people in the whole world and I happen to be one of them. It’s quite an honor,” said Beijing-based American businessman Gary Dvorchak, whose family ties with President Xi Jinping date to Xi’s often-mythologised visit to the U.S. state of Iowa in 1985. Positive perceptions of China in Western countries have been eroded in the past year, according to a report released this week by the U.S.-based Pew Research Centre, as trade, diplomatic and human rights rows take a toll on its image.
“They did the whole thing, they had the TV screens up, they had cameras, even the galleries were filled with a practice audience,” he said.China has invited larger numbers of foreigners to take part in the parade before.
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