CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — China did not disappoint with its massive Sep. 3 military parade through Tiananmen Square, the site of a violent massacre in the heart of Beijing in June 1989, with numerous VIPs from around the world attending.

As China celebrated its victory over “fascist” Japanese forces in 1945, the places of honor at Chairman Xi Jinping’s right and left hands were assigned to authoritarian leaders Vladimir Putin of Russia and Kim Jong Un of North Korea, respectively.

In his speech, Xi warned that the world was “faced with a choice of peace or war,” ominously adding that “the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable.”

President Donald Trump responded to the spectacle of the Xi-Putin-Kim bonhomie on Truth Social, writing, “Give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin

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