China's Xi Redraws Geopolitical Map With Embrace of Putin, Modi

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2. China's military parade unveils newest weapons as Xi welcomes leaders challenging Western order

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/china-military-parade-xi-jinping-09-03-25-intl-hnk

"What we're covering
• Chinese leader Xi Jinping is presiding over a military parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to commemorate the end of World War II. In a speech praising the armed forces, he said China’s rise is “unstoppable.”

• Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un flanked Xi, the first time the trio has been pictured together, in a defiant challenge to the US-led world order.

• Featuring over 10,000 troops and hundreds of advanced weapons, the parade will reveal China’s growing military power under Xi’s push to modernize the world’s largest standing army."