quote of the week

'It is meant to educate, excite, unite and entertain. If a tad of 'shock and awe' is delivered around the world, all well and good.'

Geremie Barme is a China scholar at the Australian National University

Barme was talking about the military parade for the 60th National Day. He is a China expert in Australia.

Barme compares Thursday's display with past parades. He thinks the march was mostly aimed at Chinese people.

The parade was meant to 'educate' and 'excite' them. Beijing usually does not show off how strong its army is. This makes other countries think it might be hiding the truth.

The parade was also to 'unite and entertain'. It showed the different people in China.