Chinese leader, Xi Jinping was joined by several world leaders on Wednesday in Beijing including Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, to unveil new nuclear ballistic missiles, underwater drones, laser weapons at a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of China’s great victory over Japan during World War 2.
The parade provided the opportunity for Putin, Xi, and Kim to meet for the first time together.
The weapons were unveiled as President Xi cautioned that the world faces a choice between peace or war.
According to him, “Today, mankind is faced with the choice of peace or war, dialogue or confrontation, win-win or zero-sum.”
Speaking to reportedly 50,000 spectators at Tiananmen Square, Xi said the Chinese people “firmly stand on the right side of history.”
