On September 3, 2025, China held a massive military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender, with President Xi Jinping joined by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in a rare public display of alignment. The Washington Post and The Guardian report this. In Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump accused the three leaders on Truth Social of “conspiring against the United States,” a claim the Kremlin dismissed, saying there is no such plot.
