China Military Parade Latest: Xi Jinping arrives with Putin and Kim Jong Un to the start of a major power exhibition

President Xi says the world “faces a choice of peace or war”.

He adds: “Chinese are stuck on the right side of the story”.

“We will remain obliged to the path of peaceful development. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has been and will always be the heroic armed forces that the people can trust and trust.”

Mr. XI urges nations to prevent historical tragedies from repeating.

He adds: “The Chinese nation is never intimidated by any bullets and always smears ahead.”

Chinese President Xi Jinping began his speech by welcoming world leaders and expressing “sincere thanks to foreign governments, friends and comrades who supported the Chinese people in resisting aggression.”

China has started its largest military parade ever and shown its growing firepower and geopolitical threat as President Xi Jinping seeks to throw Beijing as the custodian of an international order after the US.

Flanked by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, Xi was shown on TV strolling on a red blanket to take his seat to the lavish event at Tiananmen Square to mark 80 years ago Japan’s defeat at the end of 2. World War.

Wearing a suit in the style of those carried by former leader Mao Zedong, XI previously greeted about two dozen largely non-Western leaders present, including Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto, who made a surprising appearance despite widespread protests at home.

The expected parade began with 80-canon’s greetings to commemorate for 80 years of Japan’s defeat and the end of 2. World War.

In the 1940s, the United States, China and other allies pushed back Japan’s military expansion in Asia.

Eight years later, the US and Japan confront allies confronting China – becoming stronger and more confident.

China is now the bully in the South China Sea for neighbors such as Taiwan and the Philippines.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Tiananmen Square with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

Upon arrival, Mr Xi shook hands with war veterans participating in Victory Day’s Memorials.

He was shown and said “nice to meet you” and “Welcome to China” in English.

Since coming to power in 2012, XI has focused on making China strong and resistant to foreign pressure and even forcing the United States to scale down new tariffs this year.

In 2014, China declared September 3, the day after Japan formally surrendered, as Victory Day and the following year held its first military parade on this date.

Party historians see Japan’s defeat as a turning point that helped China recover and rebuild.

According to Wang Junwei, a historian at the Institute of Party History and Literature, the victory transformed the nation from deep crisis towards great rejuvenation.