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By Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon, Jessie Yeung, Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Xi Jinping staged a staggering show of China’s military power on

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  1. North Korea's Kim Jong Un arrives in Beijing for military parade alongside Putin and Xi

    Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco ·

  2. Kim Jong Un enters China ahead of Beijing military parade – DW

    Headline from Deutsche Welle ·

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    Xi, Putin and Kim stand united at Beijing military parade in historic show of authoritarian strength | News Channel 3-12

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  1. NPR

    North Korea's Kim will meet with Xi and Putin at Chinese military parade (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    With Russia's Vladimir Putin also coming for the parade, the event will underline the three-way alignment among Beijing, Moscow and Pyongyang in the face of a U.S. push to bolster its alliances with South Korea and Japan.

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    Kim Jong Un and Putin top Xi’s guest list for China’s huge military parade (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Nectar Gan, Yong Xiong and Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be among more than two dozen foreign leaders to attend China’s massive military parade next week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Thursday.

  3. NBC News

    Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin to attend military parade in China next week (opens NBC News)

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    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a rare international visit next week to attend a military parade in the Chinese capital, Chinese state media reported Thursday.

  4. CNN

    Kim and Putin top Xi’s guest list for China’s huge military parade in defiant show of unity (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be among more than two dozen foreign leaders to attend China’s massive military parade next week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Thursday.

  5. Foreign Policy

    China’s Military Parade Is a Powerful Diplomatic Display (opens Foreign Policy)

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    Foreign Policy's feed description

    Xi Jinping is trying to link past, present, and future.

  6. Al Jazeera

    North Korea’s Kim, Putin to attend parade in China marking end of WWII (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Beijing says 26 world leaders will attend the event in Tiananmen Square, overseen by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

  7. Al-Monitor

    Putin, Kim Jong Un to attend Chinese parade in show of defiance to the West (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    By Joe Cash and Ryan WooBEIJING (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing, marking the first public appearance of the two leaders alongside President Xi Jinping in a show of collective defiance amid Western pressure.

  8. Bloomberg

    Kim Jong Un to Join Putin at Xi’s Military Parade in Beijing (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit China for the military parade on Sept. 3, a rare trip that would place him alongside other world leaders attending, including Russian President Vladimir Putin.

  9. The Guardian

    Putin and Kim to join Xi at Chinese military parade in show of defiance to the west (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The Victory Day parade in Beijing on 3 September will mark the formal surrender of Japan during the second world war. No western leaders will attend

  10. Deutsche Welle

    China says Putin, Kim Jong Un to attend military parade – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A military parade in Beijing to commemorate Japan's surrender in World War II will feature the attendance of Kim Jong Un of North Korea and Vladimir Putin of Russia, as confirmed by China.

  11. NPR

    Xi, Putin and Kim to unite at major military parade in Beijing (opens NPR)

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    China will stage an big military parade next Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two. While dozens of world leaders are expected to attend the event, President Trump is not one of them.

  12. Washington Examiner

    China prepares to welcome Putin, Kim, and Iranian officials for military parade (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Representatives from more than a dozen countries are expected to fly to Beijing for the ceremony commemorating the end of World War II.

  13. CNN

    China unveils latest weapons in military parade (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Chinese leader Xi Jinping presides over a military parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to commemorate the end of World War II, as Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un attend. Follow for live updates

  14. ABC 7 San Francisco

    North Korea's Kim Jong Un arrives in Beijing for military parade alongside Putin and Xi (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Beijing to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts

  15. Deutsche Welle

    Kim Jong Un enters China ahead of Beijing military parade – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The North Korean leader is on a rare foreign trip to China ahead of a military parade in Beijing that marks the end of World War II. China's Xi and Russia's Putin will be at the parade as the three countries boost ties.

  16. Al Jazeera

    China’s Victory Day military parade: Who’s attending and why it matters (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Xi is hosting Putin and other world leaders for a show of strength and a reminder of history.

  17. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Xi, Putin and Kim stand united at Beijing military parade in historic show of authoritarian strength | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon, Jessie Yeung, Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Xi Jinping staged a staggering show of China’s military power on

  18. Local News 8

    Xi, Putin and Kim stand united at Beijing military parade in historic show of authoritarian strength (opens Local News 8)

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    By Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon, Jessie Yeung, Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Xi Jinping staged a staggering show of China’s military power on Wednesday before some of the world’s most powerful authoritarian leaders, rallying them behind his vision for a new world order as US President Donald Trump…

  19. Washington Examiner

    Trump tells Xi to give Putin and Kim his regards at parade 'as you conspire' against US (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Putin and Kim were among more than 20 world leaders in attendance for China's military parade commemorating the end of World War II.

  20. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    China’s Xi projects power at military parade with Putin, Kim | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    BEIJING >> Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war at a massive military parade in Beijing on Wednesday, flanked by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in an unprecedented show of force.

  21. The Guardian

    Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    In an unprecedented spectacle the leaders of Russia, China and North Korea led a group of more than 20 world leaders at a victory day parade in Beijing

  22. WMUR

    Xi Jinping hosts military parade with Putin and Kim in Beijing (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Xi shook hands individually with guests on a red carpet before they climbed the stairs up to the viewing platform on the gate that looks out on Tiananmen Square.

  23. The Kyiv Independent

    Putin, Kim join Xi at military parade in China as Trump says they 'conspire against' US (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    Putin, Kim Jong Un, and Xi Jinping appeared together at a military parade in Beijing, prompting a reaction from Trump on Truth Social: "Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America."

  24. CBS News

    China military parade sees Xi Jinping joined by Putin and Kim Jong Un for huge display of anti-U.S. unity (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    China's Xi Jinping was joined by Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un for a display of power and the rising tide of anti-U.S. sentiment.

  25. Fox News

    3 new Chinese weapons highlighted at military parade watched by Putin, Kim (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Russia's and North Korea's leaders attended China's military parade displaying submarine drones, hypersonic missiles and laser weapons.

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