17 h. ago Nuclear triad and ‘robot wolves’: parade shows off array of Chinese weapons

On display in Beijing were nuclear weapons launched by air, sea and land, laser weapons and four-legged dronesIt was hardly a subtle attempt to project power. China showed off air-, sea- and land-launched nuclear weapons in its parade on Wednesday, a triad intended to demonstrate that Beijing’s long-term aspiration is to match US military might.Also on display were large underwater torpedo-like drones, intended to threaten western warships, as well as anti-drone lasers and four-legged “robot wolves”, all designed to be noticed, regardless of their actual military effectiveness. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago A summit and parade in China may signal a geopolitical shift. They might also be political jockeying

The pictures from this week’s military parade in Beijing commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the earlier economic gathering would seem to offer a striking, maybe even sinister, message to the United States and its allies — evidence of a possible new reconfiguration of rising power in Eurasia, an “Axis of Upheaval,” as one U.S. analyst has called it

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20 h. ago China displays its latest military might with huge parade in Beijing

Soldiers in pristine and pressed uniforms marched in lockstep to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance.

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20 h. ago Trump’s belligerence is pushing Xi, Putin and Kim together – and tearing the old world order apart | Simon Tisdall

The three-way partnership on show in Beijing is united in opposition to US hegemony and a western-dominated financial systemSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreDonald Trump’s first reaction to the disconcerting spectacle of China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un marching side-by-side at a huge military parade in Beijing was, predictably, all about him. This show of solidarity and strength, he complained, was nothing less than an attempt to “conspire” against the United States. Trump likes military parades – his own, that is. Even more, he likes to be on the podium, at the centre of attention. He casts himself as world number one. The images coming out of the Chinese capital this week challenged him on all three counts.This puncturing of Trump’s insecure ego, and the striking feebleness of his response, will greatly grat...

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22 h. ago A parade in Beijing and the pope on a motorbike: photos of the day – Wednesday

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24 h. ago More than pageantry, China's military parade shows off new missiles, drones and other equipment

There was no shortage of pageantry at Wednesday’s military parade in Beijing, but beyond the spectacle, it also provided the first good look at China’s latest military hardware

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24 h. ago Putin's frosty handshake that may signal Russian dictator's next war

The frosty handshake between Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev at the Beijing parade comes after months of strained relations between the two countries

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24 h. ago Moment North Koreans 'remove all traces of Kim Jong Un's DNA' from meeting room where he met Putin by wiping down furniture and removing items

The North Korean and Russian leaders met on Wednesday following a massive military parade in Beijing.

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25 h. ago Lasers, hypersonic missiles and the ‘nuclear triad’: China flexes its military muscle

Xi Jinping presided over a parade showcasing the latest weaponry in Beijing’s arsenal

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26 h. ago Watch: China unveils cruise missiles and hypersonic missiles in military parade

China’s President Xi Jinping has unveiled a range of cruise and hypersonic missiles at a massive military parade in Beijing.

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29 h. ago All the new weapons unveiled by China at Xi Jinping’s massive military parade

From nuclear-capable ballistic missiles to space defence systems, China showcases its latest weapons and claims the ‘entire world’ is now in strike range. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

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31 h. ago A look at the world leaders joining China's military parade in a show of solidarity with Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping has hosted a military parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II

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31 h. ago Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power

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 BeijingFull report: Xi Jinping appears with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un at China military paradeIt is an image that, had it been published just a few years ago, would have been dismissed as a piece of mischievous photo-shopping: the leaders of Russia and China, accompanied by the head of a pariah regime whose mission to arm his country with nuclear weapons had been opposed at the United Nations by his two companions.But dramatic shifts in the geopolitical landscape – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and, crucially, the re-election of Donald Trump – have combined to bring Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un together in what many observers are calling a dramatic redrawing of the global balance of power. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Photos of China military parade marking the 80th anniversary of WWII's end

China hosted several world leaders at a military parade in Beijing that marked the 80th anniversary Wednesday of the end of World War II.

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34 h. ago Xi, Putin, and Kim gather at Tiananmen Gate for a grand military parade

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and guests, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, have arrived at Tiananmen Gate for a military parade in Beijing

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35 h. ago Kim Jong Un makes rare trip outside North Korea with 'future leader' daughter

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made a rare visit outside of his secretive country to attend the China's largest ever military parade in Beijing, to mark "Victory Day."

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38 h. ago China military parade latest: Xi Jinping hosts Putin and Kim Jong Un in Beijing for major show of force

Xi Jinping welcomed his Russian and North Korean counterparts on Tuesday

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46 h. ago Floods, an immigration protest and returned colonial relics: photos of the day – Tuesday

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49 h. ago Xi hails relationship with Putin despite ‘international changes’ as China hosts Ukraine aggressors

Xi Jinping, flanked by Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, will oversee a major military parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Wednesday

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50 h. ago Kim Jong Un arrives in China as President Xi challenges Trump with bid to establish new world order at anti

The North Korean leader's rare trip marks his first visit to China in six years and comes as the trio tighten their alliance in a direct challenge to the West.

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