The World War II memorial parade in Beijing with high-profile guests comes just days after the Chinese leader welcomed India’s Narendra Modi and Russia’s Vladimir Putin for a summit.
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China’s largest-ever military parade commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
In a speech addressing a crowd of more than 50,000 at Tiananmen Square, Xi said: “Today, mankind is faced with the choice of peace or war, dialogue or confrontation, win-win cooperation or a zero-sum game,” before adding that the Chinese people “firmly stand on the right side of history and the progress of human civilization.”
Putin and Kim were the guests of honor at the parade and were seated next to the Chinese President, while a dozen other leaders from Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa were also in attendance.
