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The display of might comes as Beijing positions itself as a global counterweight to the United States.
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It was a grand display of China's ambitions as thousands of goose-stepping soldiers marched through Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing, as Chinese President Xi Jinping looked on from above.
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China used a parade of fighter jets, missiles and goose-stepping troops to honor the country's wartime sacrifice and issue a defiant warning to rivals.
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China's Xi welcomed Russia's Putin and North Korea's Kim.
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Trump took to social media as China's Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared together in Beijing.
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Donald Trump's comments came as China held a massive military parade attended by the Russian and North Korean leaders.
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The military parade was attended by world leaders including Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un and showcased China's new weapons.
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China is holding its largest-ever military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender at the end of World War II. NBC News' Janis Mackey explains why Chinese President Xi Jinping will be celebrating with other world leaders.
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China showed off new weaponry in a military parade attended by Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The United States had no official representatives at the parade, which Western leaders are mostly skipping in part because of Putin's attendance.
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During the parade, China unveiled an intercontinental strategic nuclear missile known as the DF-5C.
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The military parade in Beijing, attended by autocrats from Russia, North Korea and beyond, is meant to show that China can resist pressure from the West.
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