Chinese leaders, including President Xi Jinping, center, stand on Tiananmen Gate above the famous portrait of Mao Zedong during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China, in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. Trucks carrying weapons, including a nuclear-armed missile designed to evade U.S. defenses, rumbled through the city as the party celebrated its 70th anniversary in power.

(Mark Schiefelbein / AP)