In pictures: Putin attends huge Beijing military parade celebrating 80 years since end of WWII
Chinese President Xi Jinping took centre stage on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Wednesday as he took part in a huge military parade ostensibly to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, but which was in fact a determined attempt to project Chinese military might and political influence to a global audience.
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