Overview

• In Beijing, Xi reviewed troops before Putin and Kim in the first joint public appearance of the three leaders at a tightly controlled Tiananmen Square parade marking Japan’s 1945 surrender.
• China displayed new systems including the DF-5C intercontinental missile, hypersonic weapons, uncrewed combat aircraft, underwater drones, and mobile laser and radar units.
• Expert commentary urged caution on claims about a powerful laser air‑defense system, noting that operational effectiveness has not been independently verified.
• President Trump accused Xi, Putin and Kim on Truth Social of conspiring against the United States, a claim Kremlin adviser Yury Ushakov publicly denied.
• Foreign journalists were kept at a distance with limits on filming the leaders, as the show capped an SCO-heavy week and prompted EU warnings about a direct challenge to the rules-based order.