Go Mao!

Have you been following the 60th anniversary festivities in Beijing this year?

From Moscow to Pyongyang, Communists around the world have always had a knack for impressively well choreographed, gigantic public celebrations.

And now China is on a roll. After their hugely successful Olympic party last year, the Middle Kingdom has mastered this art to the point of putting the rest of the Comrades to shame.

We are no longer impressed by devastating military might, perfectly aligned soldiers or state of the art technology, but rather by the charming addition of female soldiers that actually look like women.

Because after all, nothing says Progress like an army of chicks in red mini skirts, white leather boots and submachine guns.

For more details on how China rolls, check out this article by the New York Times, or enjoy the white booted Barbarellas in this video of the official coverage on Chinese TV

For a more sobering view, you can watch this much scarier video of the rest of the marching troops.