Watch: China's Victory Day military parade marks 80th anniversary of end of WWII
More than 25 leaders were in attendance, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with China's President Xi Jinping and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Sep 3, 2025. (Photo: AFP/Alexander Kazakov)
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A massive military parade in Beijing attended by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin took place on Wednesday (Sep 3).
Thousands of people sang patriotic songs, soldiers marched in ranks and there was a gun salute as the showpiece extravaganza to mark 80 years since the end of World War II took place in Tiananmen Square.
More than 25 leaders were in attendance.