China News Service, Paris, July 14 (Xinhua) French President Macron said at the traditional National Day parade on the 14th that the United States is a reliable ally of France and the two countries will never be alienated because of anything.

The American " Thunderbird " aerobatics team participated in the military parade.

China News Service, Paris, July 14 (Reporter Long Jianwu) French President Macron said at the traditional National Day parade on the 14th that the United States is a reliable ally of France and the two countries will never be alienated because of anything. This military parade is also the highlight of US President Trump's two-day trip to France.

html On the morning of the 114th, as special guests, Trump and his wife boarded the viewing platform on of the Plaza de Concorde in , and watched the French National Day military parade held on of the Champs-Elysées . To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the United States' participation in the First World War, the US military team was at the forefront of the parade troops.

It is reported that a total of about 3,700 soldiers, 211 military vehicles of various types, 241 horses, 63 military aircraft and 29 helicopters participated in the military parade, including about 200 American soldiers, 6 F-16 fighters from the US Air Force Flight Show Team and two U.S. Raptor stealth fighters. After the military parade, Macron delivered a brief speech saying that France has found reliable allies and friends to help in its historical process, and the United States is one of them. "This is also the reason why nothing can alienate us."

Macron also said that US President Trump and his wife attended the military parade with him today is a witness to this friendship that has spanned the long river of time. He thanked the United States for "the choices made 100 years ago."

Although France-US relations have recently become unhappy due to differences on climate issues, France has also had different voices about Macron's invitation to Trump to participate in the military parade, but the heads of state of the two countries tried to show friendly relations as much as possible during the two days of activities, and also behaved intimately and interacted frequently at the military parade.

reported that the US military participated in the French National Day parade with great symbolism. It is reported that Trump is also the first US president to attend the French military parade in the past 30 years. In 1989, George H.W. Bush (Sr. Bush) attended the military parade commemorating the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution at the invitation of Mitterrand. (End)