We have the strongest military in the world, by far, Trump told the conservative pundit Scott Jennings. They would never use their military on us. Believe me, that would be the worst thing they could ever do.
The two leaders' meeting comes the day before a military parade marking Japan's surrender in World War II. Chinese President Xi Jinping has welcomed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as an old friend while the latter said their countries' ties were at an unprecedented level, as the two began a series of meetings in Beijing seen as sending a message of defiance and strength to Western powers.