Overview

• Bob Carr says he will travel self-funded and will speak at a Chinese Institute of International Relations event advocating the Albanese government’s approach to Beijing.
• Daniel Andrews is listed as an invitee but has not confirmed whether he will attend.
• Chinese state media lists attendees including Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-un, Masoud Pezeshkian, Alexander Lukashenko and Prabowo Subianto, with Slovakia’s Robert Fico the only Western head of government noted.
• No serving Australian MPs are on the list, though officials from the Defence Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will attend.
• The September 3 Tiananmen Square parade marks 80 years since the end of World War II and will feature new Chinese tanks, carrier-based aircraft and fighter jets.