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Beijing has unveiled a range of military hardware in a show of might to Western powers.

China used a parade of fighter jets, missiles and goose-stepping troops to honor the country’s wartime sacrifice and issue a defiant warning to rivals.

The display of might comes as Beijing positions itself as a global counterweight to the United States.

The parade carries heightened geopolitical weight with the attendance of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un

Kim Ju-ae’s arrival in Beijing ahead of China’s victory day military parade show she is her father’s preferred successor, experts say
The appearance of ’s daughter in China ahead of Xi Jinping’s “victory day” parade in Beijing has added to that she is being groomed to become the first female ruler of .
Photos released by North Korean state media showed Kim Ju-ae, who is believed to be in her early teens, stepping off her father’s heavily armoured train in the Chinese capital, where she was greeted by Chinese officials at the start of her debut on the international stage.

Former Victorian Labor premier earlier filmed shaking Chinese president Xi Jinping’s hand


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Daniel Andrews has been criticised by the opposition for posing alongside North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, at a military parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
The former Victorian Labor premier stood several rows behind the North Korean semi-recluse (who is facing complaints of alleged ) during the photo opportunity for leaders from the .

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The parade has commenced, they are singing the Chinese national anthem.
Photos have emerged showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stepping off his armoured train at Beijing Railway Station accompanied by his daughter, Kim Ju-ae.

Donald Trump's comments came as China held a massive military parade attended by the Russian and North Korean leaders.

Eurasian leaders eagerly met the Russian leader at a summit this week, as President Trump has helped ease his isolation over the war in Ukraine.

Russian president says relations at ‘unprecedentedly high level’ as dozens of leaders gather for Victory Day events
Vladimir Putin has hailed Russia’s “unprecedentedly” high level of ties with China, as dozens of leaders including the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un, arrived in Beijing on the eve of a massive military parade intended to showcase a Chinese-led global order.
Putin called China’s leader, Xi Jinping, a “dear friend” after the two held talks at the Great Hall of the People and then at Xi’s personal residence. “Our close communication reflects the strategic nature of Russia-China relations, which are at an unprecedentedly high level,” Putin told Xi, according to a video on the Kremlin’s Telegram channel. “We were always together then, and we remain together now.”

China seizes on opportunity for geopolitical realignment after India was hit with one of US’s harshest trade penalties
They stood together like old friends, heads thrown back in jovial laughter, clutching one another’s hands affectionately. Except this was no ordinary gathering of three men, but a meeting of three of the most powerful non-western leaders: Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi.
The overt displays of intimacy were widely regarded by observers as a telling message of defiance aimed at their western counterparts, in particular Donald Trump, who just a few days earlier had slapped India , among the harshest of the US president’s trade penalties.

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In the meantime, we have had an update from Ukraine where a man accused of murdering a pro-western Ukrainian politician in the city of Lviv last weekend admitted that he carried out the killing but denied working for Russia, describing the attack as “personal revenge,” AFP reported.
“This is my personal revenge on the Ukrainian authorities,” the suspect told reporters in a video published by Ukrainian media outlets, denying he worked directly with Russian special services.