What China’s World War 2 parade says about how it views the conflict – and itself


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Beijing’s Tiananmen Square was the venue for a military parade marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War (1939-45) on Wednesday (September 3). Alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un were in attendance. US President Donald Trump shared a post on Truth Social, saying, “May President Xi and the wonderful people of China have a great and lasting day of celebration. Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The...