Six weapons China really wants you to see

Xi Jinping presided over a massive display of military firepower on Wednesday as he declared that China would not be cowed by bullies. Nuclear missiles capable of reaching America, unmanned fighter jets, robot dogs, submarines, and legions of goose-stepping troops were paraded through Beijing's Tiananmen Square to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The show of force can be viewed as a veiled threat to the United States: defend Taiwan and you will feel the wrath of Beijing's modernised armed forces. On the other hand, President Xi positioned himself as a leader who can…