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The biggest story in the world is halfway a world away. It's in Beijing. I read from the financial time.

Xi Jinping hails, quote, unstoppable China at a landmark military parade. Beijing sends a peace or war warning, while Trump accuses leaders of

conspiring against the U.S. published early this morning. Xi Jinping is capped a week of phonetic

diplomacy by presiding over one of China's biggest military parades, projecting his nation's growing

power in a show of solidarity

with fellow strongman Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un.

A procession of China's newest tanks, drones, and missiles rolled past Tiananmen Square on Wednesday

to mark the 80th anniversary of the Second World War victory over Japan.

The People's Liberation Army showed off its latest weapons, including hypersonic missiles,

with Xi hailing troops as a heroic force that should develop into a world-class military

implying a full equality with the U.S. armed forces.

The Chinese president said the PLA would, quote,

resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity. That's code for Beijing's goal of gaining control over Taiwan. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable. Xi added.

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