Xi, Putin and Kim show united front at huge Chinese military parade
The leaders of China, Russia and North Korea appeared in public together for the first time in a show of solidarity at a massive military parade in Beijing.
2025-09-03 12:48:20 - VI News Staff
President Xi Jinping said the world faced a choice between peace and war as China unveiled a huge arsenal of weapons, including nuclear missiles with a global reach.
Thousands of soldiers paraded equipment on Wednesday, demonstrating China's military modernisation programme. The huge display commemorated 80 years since the end of the Second World War.
On the sidelines, President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong Un met; with Putin praising Pyongyang for sending soldiers to fight in Ukraine.