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News Topical, Digital Desk : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday by a special armored train to attend the military parade during the Chinese Victory Day celebrations. He will take part in it along with his Chinese and Russian counterparts.
The event is believed to be a demonstration of trilateral unity against the US. Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among the 26 world leaders who will join Chinese President Xi Jinping in the grand military parade in Beijing on Wednesday.
In this, the Chinese army can display its most modern weapons. Chinese military officials have said that most of the weapons and equipment in the parade will be displayed in front of the public for the first time. This parade is being organized to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and China's fight against Japan's wartime aggression.
Kim will attend a multilateral event for the first time
This will be the first time Kim will attend a major multilateral event during his 14-year rule. This will be the first time that Kim, Xi and Putin, America's main rival, will appear together. None of the three countries have confirmed the private trilateral leaders' meeting.
Youngjun Kim, an analyst at the US-based National Bureau of Asian Research, wrote in March that at a time when Trump is eyeing the Nobel Peace Prize, any new concentration of military power in the East, including from Russia, would be alarming to the West.
He explained how the conflict in Ukraine has brought Moscow and Pyongyang closer. Until a few years ago, China and Russia were key partners in securing international sanctions against North Korea for its missile tests. They are now potential military partners during its crisis.
Shahbaz met the Chinese President a day after PM Modi met Xi Jinping
A day after the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir met the Chinese Prime Minister. This is Munir's first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping after assuming the charge of Field Marshal.
While Xi met PM Modi and other leaders attending the SCO summit in Tianjin, Sharif was allotted time to meet the Chinese President in Beijing on Tuesday.
Xi welcomes Putin as an old friend
Xi Jinping welcomed Putin as an old friend and the two countries continued their series of meetings on Tuesday. Putin addressed Xi as a dear friend and said that Moscow's relations with Beijing are at an unprecedented high level.
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