China NBC News described the domestic public enthusiasm for the parade as "palpable". Chinese authorities widely censored and even arrested those who criticized the parade. Days prior to the parade, the
2025 Chongqing anti-CCP protest took place.
European Union High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas states that the presence of Russian, North Korean and Iran (
CRINK) leaders at the military parade represents "a direct effort to challenge the rules-based international order by establishing an anti-Western coalition."
North Korea After the parade, the
Korean Central Television (KCTV) aired a 50-minute documentary about Kim Jong Un's and his daughter
Kim Ju Ae's visit. The documentary revealed that Kim stayed in the
North Korean Embassy in Beijing. The documentary also showcased Kim's meetings with Putin and Xi. Notably, the documentary aired significant airtime to China's military and advanced weaponry, which the
NK News said "was likely the first time most North Koreans would have been given such a detailed look at China’s growing military power". The documentary noted that after the parade, Kim expressed his positive impression of "China’s modern People’s Liberation Army with Xi Jinping at the center."
Japan As reported in
Kyodo News, Japan had urged European and Asian leaders to not attend the parade, citing that the event "excessively exhibits
anti-Japanese sentiment and seeks China's interpretation of the war to spread." The
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in return lodged a protest against Japan. Chief Cabinet Secretary
Hayashi Yoshimasa declined to comment on whether Japan had called on any nations not to attend. Speculations against Japan's diplomacy pressure raised when a Victory Day event hosted by the Chinese Consulate to Australia in Australian Parliament House was forced to change the venue, however, informants from the Australian government dismissed the claim.
Kiichirō Hatoyama of the
Democratic Party For the People, the son of former Prime Minister
Yukio Hatoyama, expressed his opposition towards his father's attendance in the parade, while party leader
Yuichiro Tamaki similarly expressed his opposition towards Yukio's attendance and said that facing history seriously and being used by a foreign power are "two different things."
Taiwan In Taiwan, the
Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) imposed a ban on specific groups of persons to attend the parade, and called for members of public to refrain from the parade, any actions regarding to "collaboration with Mainland authorities" will face heavy fines, stripping of pension and honors. Several celebrities were reported to have been investigated by the MAC for reposting information about the parade. Taiwan criticized the parade celebrations in China as
historical revisionism, stating that the CCP "attempted to steal credit for leading the fight during the war" and pointing out that "most of the combat forces were made up from the forces of the
Republic of China." China replied stating that Taiwan's criticism was "blaspheming those who died on behalf of the entire Chinese nation." Shen also said that "the commemoration in China is a great irony considering how China's actions speaks equivalently to fascism masquerading as nationalism."
Kuomintang chairman
Eric Chu states that cross-straits visits must comply with the laws passed after hearing that former chairwoman
Hung Hsiu-chu would attend the military parade.
Russia and Ukraine , Ukraine after the Russian attack on 4 September 2025 As the parade occurred, Russia had fired more than 500
drones and two dozen missiles at
Ukraine overnight, targeting mostly western and central Ukraine and wounding at least five people. Later that day, Putin said that his country is "willing to fight to achieve all its objectives if Ukraine does not agree to a peace deal" while Trump had persuaded Putin to meet Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky.
United States On his social media platform
Truth Social, President of the United States
Donald Trump stated, "Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against the United States of America." Trump also reaffirmed his "very good relationship" with Xi Jinping and he did not see the military parade event as a "challenge to the United States." He also questioned whether Xi recognizes the "massive amount of
support and blood" the United States has given to defend China's freedom. The
American Institute in Taiwan stated that the PRC used to parade to distort World War II history concerning documents such as the
1943 Cairo Declaration,
Potsdam Declaration, and
Treaty of San Francisco in order to promote
Chinese unification.
India An Indian government official told
Jiji Press that despite the schedule convenience, Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi does not attend the 3 September Victory Parade as the parade itself is "a commemoration of China defeating Japan" and "India has no intention to harm Japan" as concerns mounted over the fate of the
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue after India's worsening ties with the
United States.
Indonesia President
Prabowo Subianto's decision to attend the parade after initially cancelled his invitation due to the
August 2025 Indonesian protests sparked international headlines as protests still rages on despite cooling down. Minister of the State Secretariat
Prasetyo Hadi explained that Prabowo had received reports on the demonstration that public life has gradually returned to normal, hence the decision made to resume his invitation. Leader of the
Fourth Commission of the House of Representatives of Indonesia and Prabowo's former wife
Titiek Suharto posted a picture of Prabowo together with
Xi Jinping,
Vladimir Putin and
Kim Jong Un in admiration, stating that as an Indonesian, she is proud to see her president stand together with "World Tigers". Similarly, Indonesian netizens in
Twitter reacted to an editorial of
Yomiuri Shimbun that shows a similar photo which cropped Prabowo out. Some of the reactions include mocking Prabowo and his voters while comparing him to the three leaders standing beside him. However, Yomiuri's editorial focuses on the three leaders and only mentioned Prabowo at the end of the article as Yomiuri viewed that Indonesia is a democracy unlike China, Russia and North Korea, justifying its different treatment.
Philippines Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro states that the presence of China, North Korea and Russian leaders standing side by side in the parade is a form of intimidation against smaller countries. He also condemn the three leaders for not abiding to
international law. Teodoro also condemned Xi's speech as an attempt of
historical revisionism in their
expansionist narrative. == See also ==