September 19, 2025
ASEAN Leaders Visit China’s 80-year Anniversary Parade

Balloons and doves are released into the air during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Tiananmen Square on September 03, 2025, in Beijing, China. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/03/china-victory-day-military-parade-80th-japan-surrender-live-updates-xi-jinping-putin-kim-jong-un-latest
September 19, 2025
On September 3, over 25 foreign governments attended Beijing’s massive military parade featuring strategic military forces, with leaders from Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos, and Myanmar all in attendance. While bilateral talks stressed closer economic cooperation, regional security, and support for China’s Global Governance Initiative, it also sits against the backdrop of increasing provocations in the South China Sea and a clear awareness of the predominant reginal security challenge.
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