2 h. ago Pentagon pizza orders spike at time of Beijing military parade: Chinese outlet

Chinese state media has mocked an apparent spike in pizza orders near the Pentagon during Beijing’s Victory Day parade, suggesting that in the US close attention was paid to the event, which American President Donald Trump called “very, very impressive”. On Wednesday afternoon, Yuyuan Tantian, a social media account affiliated with China’s state broadcaster CCTV, released a video saying customer traffic data from Domino’s near the Pentagon was more than four times its usual level around 9pm, and...

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2 h. ago Pizza, the Pentagon and connecting the pepperoni dots to China’s military parade

What insight does a flood of pizza orders to chains near the Pentagon give China about official American interest in its military parade? More than a slice, according to a Chinese social media account following the scent of melted cheese near the Department of Defence in Washington. Yuyuan Tantian, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV noted an apparent spike in pizza orders near the Pentagon during Beijing’s Victory Day parade. It released a video saying customer...

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22 h. ago China’s allies give top marks for parade but the West is not won over

Brilliant. Pivotal. Very well held. That is how some countries described the massive military parade in the heart of the Chinese capital on Wednesday. But these countries are either some of China’s closest neighbours or part of the developing world – a group that Beijing has long sought to influence. Elsewhere, particularly in the West, the reaction was more muted. The parade had a dual effect – it marked 80 years since the end of World War II and showcased China’s growing military might and...

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32 h. ago Live news — Xi hosts Putin and Kim at Chinese military parade

Live news — Xi hosts Putin and Kim at Chinese military parade  Financial Times

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44 h. ago Kim Jong Un visits Beijing with daughter to attend Chinese military parade

Kim Jong Un visits Beijing with daughter to attend Chinese military parade  India Today

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56 h. ago False claim of 'protests in Beijing' spreads ahead of Chinese military parade

False claim of 'protests in Beijing' spreads ahead of Chinese military parade  Yahoo News UK

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57 h. ago Chinese state media hints at variants of hypersonic missile in parade

State broadcaster CCTV has hinted that the Victory Day parade in Beijing this week could feature improved versions of two of its hypersonic missiles, the YJ-21 and DF-17, both with enhanced penetration capabilities. China is set to hold a large-scale military parade on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of victory in World War II, and new weaponry is expected to be showcased. One anticipated highlight is the air-launched variant of the YJ-21, originally a sea-based hypersonic missile. In a...

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59 h. ago Kim Jong Un's Historic Beijing Parade Visit: A New Chapter in Global Diplomacy

Kim Jong Un's Historic Beijing Parade Visit: A New Chapter in Global Diplomacy  Devdiscourse

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3 d. ago Kim Jong Un Opens New Missile Production Line Ahead of Military Visit to Beijing

Kim Jong Un Opens New Missile Production Line Ahead of Military Visit to Beijing  tesaaworld.com

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3 d. ago North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects new missile production line ahead of Beijing visit

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects new missile production line ahead of Beijing visit  Latest news from Azerbaijan

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3 d. ago Kim Jong Un Inspects Missile Production Ahead of Beijing Visit

Kim Jong Un Inspects Missile Production Ahead of Beijing Visit  Букви

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3 d. ago North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects missiles days before visiting Beijing for military parade

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects missiles days before visiting Beijing for military parade  CNN

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3 d. ago Kim Jong Un visits ‘new’ ballistic missile factory ahead of China visit

Kim Jong Un visits ‘new’ ballistic missile factory ahead of China visit  NK News

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6 d. ago Chinese sole woman trainer for military parade mixes DJ music with marching

The only female coach for a formation of troops set to take part in China’s coming Victory Day military parade has adopted an unusually musical and psychological approach to warm-up training. The training strategy of Wang Shuang, who coaches the army’s equipment formation, has trended on mainland social media because it includes psychological consultations for soldiers and lively music to accompany exercises. Wang has built up rich experience in preparing for the country’s military drills over...

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7 d. ago Kim Jong Un to attend major Chinese military parade in early September

Kim Jong Un to attend major Chinese military parade in early September  NK News

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7 d. ago North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to attend military parade in Beijing next week, North Korean and Chinese state media say

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to attend military parade in Beijing next week, North Korean and Chinese state media say  WINK News

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7 d. ago ‘Inappropriate’: Japan urges China to curb AI videos on wartime emperor

Japan has called on the Chinese government to take steps against a surge of artificial-intelligence videos on Chinese social media mocking Emperor Hirohito, the wartime monarch, warning that the clips risk further straining already fraught bilateral ties. There has been a sharp increase in video clips released on Chinese social media in the run-up to a military parade scheduled for September 3 to mark 80 years since Japan’s surrender ended World War II. In one video, the wartime emperor...

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8 d. ago Taiwan warns celebrities to be wary of supporting Beijing’s military parade

Taiwan on Tuesday cautioned its entertainers against echoing mainland Chinese propaganda, singling out Beijing’s military parade next week, as it reiterated that government employees and senior retired officers were forbidden from attending. The warning was issued by the island’s Mainland Affairs Council ahead of the Victory Day parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II. “Taiwanese entertainers developing careers in...

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2 w. ago All The New Chinese Missiles Spotted During Its Massive Military Parade Rehearsal

All The New Chinese Missiles Spotted During Its Massive Military Parade Rehearsal  The War Zone

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