Analysis The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently announced that there will be no military parade for the CCP’s centennial celebration on July 1 this year, despite regime leader Xi Jinping having held five military parades since he took office. On March 23, Wang Xiaofei, deputy minister of the Publicity Department of the CCP, announced the arrangements for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CCP, which includes eight activities such as celebration rallies and education on the CCP’s history. However, the activities did not include a military parade. Afterward, Li Jun, assistant director of the Political Work Department of the CCP’s Central Military Commission (CMC), also clearly stated that no military parade was scheduled for the event. Xi’s Celebration Without Military Parade Is Anomaly Previously, the CCP never hold military parades to celebrate the party’s anniversary. It held a ceremony to celebrate each 10th anniversary. Since …