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Xi Showcases Military Might in Beijing Parade With Putin and Kim

The rare joint appearance signaled tighter alignment in a bid to project a multipolar order.

Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin, der chinesische Präsident Xi Jinping und der nordkoreanische Machthaber Kim Jong Un kommen zu einer Militärparade anlässlich des 80. Jahrestages der Kapitulation Japans im Zweiten Weltkrieg.
Der chinesische Präsident Xi Jinping nimmt am Dienstag, den 2. September 2025, an einem trilateralen Treffen mit dem mongolischen Präsidenten Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh und dem russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin im Fujian-Saal der Großen Halle des Volkes in Peking, China, teil.
Militärparade in Peking
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Overview

  • China staged its largest military parade on Tiananmen Square, with Xi Jinping inspecting more than 10,000 troops, hundreds of vehicles and aircraft, and declaring the nation "unstopppable" in a keynote address.
  • Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un attended as honored guests, marking the first joint public appearance of the three leaders at a Chinese state event.
  • Beijing displayed a broad array of domestically produced systems, including anti-ship missiles, combat drones and nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, with analysts highlighting capabilities aimed at countering U.S. forces in the western Pacific.
  • Western representation was sparse, turning the commemoration of Japan’s 1945 surrender into a geopolitical showcase that emphasized China’s closer ties with Russia and North Korea.
  • U.S. President Donald Trump accused Xi, Putin and Kim on Truth Social of conspiring against the United States, while pre-parade chatter about a possible laser air-defense platform remained unverified by independent evidence of operational maturity.