"Members of the public gathered from the crack of dawn on Wednesday at the capital's Tiananmen Square the entrance gate of the historical Forbidden City and the focal point of President Xi Jinping's show of force to the world. Guests posed with wide smiles for photos with their parade invitations against the backdrop of Tiananmen, which was adorned with national flags of China and thousands of red and green seats set up for the occasion."
"In rarely seen moments, Xi was pictured shaking hands and chatting with Kim and Putin as they walked over for a group photograph with the other foreign leaders. Dressed in a dark grey Mao suit, Xi stood in an open-topped black limousine as it drove past troops standing at attention along the wide Chang'an Avenue. Comrades, you are working hard! he shouted repeatedly into four microphones, before joining his guests, including Putin and Kim,"
China held a grand military parade at Tiananmen Square showcasing its latest military hardware, including ICBMs, rocket launchers and battle tanks. World leaders such as North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin attended and posed for photographs with parade invitations against a backdrop of national flags and giant golden numerals marking 1945 and 2025. Large crowds gathered from dawn in unshaded stands under mid-30s Celsius heat, and some spectators left feeling unwell. Soldiers marched in precise formations while military bands played. President Xi rode in an open-topped limousine, shouted encouragement into microphones, and greeted foreign guests.
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