Tessa WongBBC News, Asia Digital Reporter
Getty ImagesChina has unveiled a range of new weapons, drones and other military hardware in a massive parade that many see as a clear message to the United States and its allies.
The event saw Xi Jinping…
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Video. Putin and Kim attend Xi’s grand military parade in Beijing
Speaking at the event, Xi said he would “accelerate the building of a world-class army” that would “provide strategic support for the realisation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.”
The parade, which marks the 80th…
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Putin and Kim attend Xi's grand military parade in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping was joined by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a major military parade in Beijing on Wednesday.
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Hundreds of women with brooms join protests as Prabowo flies to China
Hundreds of women wearing pink and wielding broomsticks marched to parliament in Indonesia’s capital on Wednesday to protest against police abuses and wasteful government spending.
Protests in Jakarta and other key cities have stretched into their…
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North Korea: Kim Jong Un’s Daughter Ju Ae Makes International Debut in China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter made her international debut in China this week, with her unprecedented appearance abroad intensifying speculation she is being groomed as his eventual successor.
Kim arrived in China on Tuesday…
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Critics accused of quietly rewriting meaning of genocide to fling charges at Israel
This week, the International Association of Genocide Scholars announced that it had passed a resolution determining that Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza, according to international law.
As part of its evidence, the association cited a…
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China’s Victory Day military parade: Who attended and what happened? | Military News
China hosted a major military parade in capital Beijing on Wednesday, marking 80 years since the end of World War II.
In the country’s largest ever military parade, Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed world leaders including Russian President…
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A look at the world leaders who showed up for China’s military parade
HONG KONG (AP) — The leaders of 26 countries and other foreign representatives joined Chinese President Xi Jinping to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with a military parade in the…
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