Despite the high-ranking foreign guest list, China experts at the RAND Corporation think tank say the highly choreographed spectacle featuring thousands of marching troops and hundreds of tanks and aircraft rolling through Tiananmen Square is primarily aimed at a domestic audience.
China hosts Putin, Kim at massive military parade in Beijing, sends pointed message to world
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The number of students constantly absent from public K-12 campuses worsened during the 2024–25 school year, the Rand Corp. said Thursday.
Post-pandemic absenteeism worsens in public schools, says Rand Corp. report
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