China held its largest-ever military parade Wednesday in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of WW2. President Xi Jinping welcomed leaders including Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. Putin arrived in Tianjin on August 31 for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit before traveling to Beijing, while Kim reached the capital Tuesday aboard his armored train—his first multilateral appearance since 2011. The parade featured China’s traditional forces and new capabilities, from unmanned systems to

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