China - Feb 3
It is set this year for China to have a military parade to commemorate their victory in World War II. Hu Zhanhao of the People's Daily reports that the parade is to once again state China's military might and its conviction to postwar world order; he reports that the parade is designed to "frighten Japan." Although the two major Asian economic powers have taken steps to ease antagonism, this move yet proves to be highly contentious. Source: The Japan Times