Xi’s Historic Meet With Putin and Kim Showcases Unity Against US

WATCH: Putin and Kim join Xi at China’s military parade.Source: Bloomberg

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By Bloomberg News

September 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM UTC

Updated on

September 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM UTC

President Xi Jinping hosted the leaders of North Korea and Russia in Beijing for the first time this week, marking a historic show of united defiance against the US-led world order.

China’s commander-in-chief was flanked by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un as he approached Beijing’s Tiananmen Gate at a vast military parade on Wednesday, in his first-ever appearance with both men. Not since the Cold War have leaders from all three nations stepped out together, with the last time being a 1959 march in Beijing when Mao Zedong welcomed Kim Il Sung and Nikita Khrushchev.