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Experts See Fissures Despite Xi, Putin and Kim’s Show of Unity
The leaders publicly displayed military strength and solidarity to challenge the Western-led international system, with experts noting this as a direct geopolitical confrontation.
- On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping walked alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, publicly shaking hands on a red carpet by Tiananmen Square, Beijing during a massive parade.
- The parade followed Xi's recent SCO summit in Tianjin, China, marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War and showcasing Beijing's power to more than 20 world leaders.
- Beijing displayed advanced weaponry including laser weapons, nuclear ballistic missiles and giant underwater drones, while Kim Jong Un made his first multilateral visit and first foreign trip since 2023.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told journalists that Europe must flex its geopolitical power amid deliberate attempts to change the international order by China and Russia.
- Analysts warn that China's support for Russia sustains its Ukraine campaign, while North Korea's reported 12,000 troops reinforce concerns of expanded backing, Dr Howell said.
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The image of Xi, Putin and Kim sitting together was interpreted as a gesture of unity, as it had been more than six decades since the leaders of China, Russia and North Korea appeared publicly side by side.
Meeting of Xi, Putin and Kim Represents a Challenge to the International Order, Alert European Union
Brussels, Belgium. The meeting in Beijing of Chinese leaders Xi Jinping, Russian Vladimir Putin and North Korean Kim Jong Un is a “direct challenge to international order,” declared EU head of diplomacy Kaja Kallas on Wednesday. This meeting not only sends “anti-Western signs, it also represents a direct challenge to the international rule-based system, and it is not just a symbol,” she said. “Russia’s war in Ukraine has China’s support. They ar…
The meeting from Beijing on 3 September between Chinese leaders Xi Jinping, Russian Vladimir Putin and North Korean Kim Jong, a "direct trial" at the international order, announced Wednesday's head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, quoted by AFP.
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The presence of the leaders of Russia and North Korea at a military parade in Beijing was part of efforts to build an anti-Western "new world order" and poses a direct challenge to the international order, said the top European diplomat Kaja Kallas.
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