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Xi, Putin and Kim Share Stage at Beijing’s Massive WWII Parade

Beijing framed the tightly secured spectacle as proof of deepening ties.

Des policiers montent la garde avant un défilé militaire commémorant le 80e anniversaire de la victoire sur le Japon et la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, sur la place Tiananmen à Pékin, le 1er septembre 2025
En images : Xi Jinping, Vladimir Poutine et Kim Jong-un réunis à Pékin pour un grand défilé militaire
Des soldats de l'Armée Populaire de Libération (APL) défilent à Hanoï, pour les 80 ans de l'indépendance du Vietnam, le 2 septembre.  
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Overview

  • The 70‑minute parade on Tiananmen Square featured more than 10,000 troops, over 100 aircraft and new domestically built weapons including hypersonic missiles, drones and modernized armor.
  • Roughly 25 visiting leaders attended with no top Western leaders present, as Xi Jinping hosted Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un together in a rare public tableau.
  • Putin said Russia‑China relations are at an "unprecedented" level and Xi hailed "comprehensive strategic cooperation" after meetings tied to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin.
  • Kim Jong Un’s appearance marked his first public outing alongside multiple foreign leaders; South Korean intelligence said he traveled with his daughter Kim Ju Ae.
  • President Donald Trump posted that Xi was "conspiring" with Putin and Kim in Beijing and said he was very disappointed in Putin, while the Kremlin showed no new openness on Ukraine during the visit.