China’s Xi, flanked by Putin and Kim, shows off ‘new generation’ weapons
As Xi Jinping declared China as a nation “never intimidated by bullies,” President Trump urged him to acknowledge the United States’ support in winning World War II.
BEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping, flanked by the heads of Russia and North Korea, delivered a muscular show of force Wednesday, showing off new generation weapons and sending a message that China is rising to challenge the global leadership of the United States.
Xi welcomed the leaders of 26 countries, including a smiling Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, into the stands overlooking Tiananmen Square in central Beijing for the country’s largest-ever military parade, marking 80 years since victory in World War II.
“The Chinese nation is a great and self-reliant nation that is never intimidated by bullies,” Xi told the crowds, emphasizing the contributions of China, Russia and other non-Western countries to winning what Beijing calls the “War Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.”
