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China’s military parade unveils newest weapons as Xi welcomes leaders challenging Western order

Presiding over a military parade in Tiananmen Square to commemorate the end of World War II, leader Xi Jinping said China’s rise is “unstoppable.” Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un flanked Xi at the start as the trio stood together publicly for the first time— a defiant challenge to the US-led world order.Commenting on the parade, President Donald Trump accused China, Russia

US Ally Shadows Russian and Chinese Ships Near Coast

Japan deployed naval and aerial assets to monitor Russian and Chinese warships that sailed close to its waters in recent days, as they appeared to be returning home following a joint patrol in the West Pacific.Security coordination between Russia and China has sharply increased in recent years as the quasi-allies step up what many analysts believe is a challenge to U.S. military primacy in the

Trump Issues New Warning to China During Its Military Parade

U.S. President Donald Trump accused China, Russia and North Korea of conspiring against America as Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed his counterparts of the two nations at a lavish military parade in Beijing. Xi greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing during an important show of unity and defiance toward what they see as a world illegitimately

Xi has staged more military parades than any Chinese leader since Mao

Today is the third time Chinese leader Xi Jinping has presided over a military parade on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square – equaling the combined total of his three immediate predecessors. Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao each oversaw just one Tiananmen parade, traditionally held on the decennial anniversaries of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.Xi continued that custom but

Shut windows and empty offices: China’s massive military parade is closed to the public

Beijing is gearing up for the “Victory Day” military parade, but the public isn’t allowed to go. On Wednesday, China’s Communist Party will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two in the Pacific. President Xi Jinpinghas invited Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to attend as part of Beijing’s showcase of global power.In addition to more than 20 world

Building the Pipeline: Why China Exports AI Infrastructure, Not Semiconductors

Compute, not data, is the new oil. As the world races to develop ever-larger artificial intelligence (AI) models, mastering the technology to design and manufacture advanced, small-node chips has become a key to winning the global technological race. As a testament to this dynamic, the United States government has introduced a range of restrictive measures, ranging from simple tariffs to strict

Torbjørn Færøvik: When the Guns Fell Silent. Japan’s Defeat and China’s Forgotten War

Look at this picture. It was taken on September 2, 1945—the day Japan surrendered and the Second World War came to an end. Today marks the 80th anniversary. The event took place aboard the American battleship USS Missouri, which for the occasion had anchored in Tokyo Bay. Surrounding the vessel lay a large number of other U.S. warships, and overhead formations of aircraft circled. No one was

Kim Jong Un heads to Beijing in famous armored train used by generations of North Korean leaders

As a select group of world leaders are rolling into Beijing for a massive military parade on Wednesday, one made his way there in his signature armored green train: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The old-fashioned train has become a symbol of Kim’s dynasty and his secluded nation. It has also long been the subject of intrigue, carrying generations of the Kim family across the country and

Xi and Putin stand shoulder to shoulder as China casts itself as an alternative global leader

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has cast his country as a force for global economic stability and pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to support its partners, at a time when President Donald Trump wages a global tariff war and has decimated foreign aid under his “America First” policy.Xi’s comments came during an address on Monday that is the centerpiece of a two-day summit orchestrated to play-up

Xi Tells Modi China and India Must 'Come Together' as US Tariffs Hit

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have pledged to strengthen strategic ties as the countries face significant tariffs on their exports to the U.S. The commitments to greater cooperation between the two economic powerhouses come despite the pair's historical competition for dominance in the Asia-Pacific region and their contemporary disagreements over issues of