The authoritarian strongmen Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have mused on how organ transplants might lead to immortality, during a brief exchange of small talk caught on a hot mic at a military parade. The Russian president was in Beijing on Wednesday with the Chinese leader, who hosted allies for a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war. As Putin and Xi walked at the head of a delegation of foreign leaders, state media aired live footage that captured parts of what appeared…
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Military reveals and bold messaging: five key takeaways from China’s big parade
Xi Jinping presided over China’s largest-ever military parade, orchestrated to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, which China calls the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The event caps off a big week of diplomacy for China’s leader, coming just days after the Chinese city of Tianjin hosted a major summit for leaders of the global south. Who was there Dozens of world leaders – mostly from non-western nations – attended the event, but it was the grand entrance of Xi Jinping accompanied by…
North Korea: Kim Jong-un’s daughter makes international debut fuelling succession speculation
The appearance of Kim Jong-un’s daughter in China ahead of Xi Jinping’s “victory day” parade in Beijing has added to speculation that she is being groomed to become the first female ruler of North Korea. Photos released by North Korean state media showed Kim Ju-ae, who is believed to be in her early teens, stepping off her father’s heavily armoured train in the Chinese capital, where she was greeted by Chinese officials at the start of her debut on the international stage. But Ju-ae, whose name and age the regime…
Daniel Andrews attends China military parade, poses with Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin
Daniel Andrews has posed alongside North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un and Russian president Vladimir Putin at a military parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The former Victorian Labor premier stood several rows behind the North Korean semi-recluse (who is facing complaints of alleged crimes against humanity) during the photo opportunity for of leaders from the so-called “the axis of upheaval”. In the photo, distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Putin stands to Chinese president Xi Jinping’s right, with Jong-un to Xi’s left, and Xi’s wife Peng Liyuan in between. The group…
China victory day parade live: Xi, Putin and Kim Jong-un appear together as Trump accuses them of conspiring against US
From 2h ago Xi, Kim, Putin appear together The leaders of China, Russia and North Korea have been photographed walking to the parade together. It is a striking image, that has been beamed onto large screens in Beijing. Xi Jinping (C) walks alongside Russia’s president Vladimir Putin (centre L) and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un (centre R). Photograph: Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images Share Updated at 22.23 EDT <gu-island name="KeyEventsCarousel" priority="feature" deferuntil="visible" props="{"keyEvents":[{"id":"68b79c518f08bb514e0fadea","elements":[{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":" Xi Jinping’s short speech praised the “huge national sacrifice” of the Chinese people in fighting the war, but it also…
Putin hails ties with China as Kim Jong-un arrives in Beijing on eve of parade
Vladimir Putin has hailed Russia’s “unprecedentedly” high level of ties with China, as dozens of leaders including the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un, arrived in Beijing on the eve of a massive military parade. Putin called China’s leader, Xi Jinping, a “dear friend” after the two held talks at the Great Hall of the People and then at Xi’s personal residence. “Our close communication reflects the strategic nature of Russia-China relations, which are at an unprecedentedly high level,” Putin told Xi, according to a video on the Kremlin’s Telegram channel.…
Xi welcomes Putin and other world leaders to China – in pictures
The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, welcomes dozens of world leaders to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin and a series of other events that will culminate in a Beijing military parade to mark 80 years since the end of the second world war The Guardian
China drilling for oil and gas inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone
China is drilling for oil and gas inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), a move that analysts believe is likely part of Beijing’s unilateral grab for disputed territory that could also aid a future invasion of Taiwan. During July and August at least 12 oil and gas vessels and permanent structures were detected inside Taiwan’s EEZ – including one within 50km of the restricted-waters border of the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands – as well as several steel supports for fixed offshore drilling platforms, called jackets. Their presence inside Taiwan’s EEZ have…
The Guardian view on Donald Trump and India: the tariff war that boosted China | Editorial
Donald Trump’s imperial tendencies see the US president wield tariffs and sanctions in the expectation that America will receive tributes. Yet his latest move – punishing India with 50% tariffs for Russian oil purchases once encouraged by the US – has produced not submission but spectacle. It has sent India’s Narendra Modi to China for the first time in seven years as Xi Jinping hosted more than 20 leaders for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin. And it is in Tianjin, not Washington, where it looks as if…
Xi Jinping criticises ‘bullying behaviour’ and Putin blames west for Ukraine war at Shanghai summit
Xi Jinping has criticised the “bullying behaviour” of other countries while Vladimir Putin has blamed the west for his war on Ukraine, on the second day of a major summit in China which seeks to challenge western-led multilateral blocs. The Shanghai Cooperation Summit (SCO) began in the city of Tianjin on Sunday, with Xi welcoming dozens of leaders from Eurasian member states and other partner and observer countries, including Putin, and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. In a speech to delegates on Monday, Putin claimed the war was not triggered…