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This will be Kim's first multilateral international meeting, and the leaders will gather with President Xi Jinping to observe a military parade marking China's "Victory Day" for the the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two. Twenty-six other heads of state are expected to attend the parade, which are generally friendly especially to China and Russia.
There hasn't been a North Korean leader who has attended a Chinese military parade since 1959, though Kim did visit Beijing last in 2019. China's government says it will underscore its "traditional friendship" with North Korea as they continue to collaborate on "regional peace and stability".
Notably absent will be heads of state from major Western nations - though the Russia-friendly Serbian and Slovak leaders will be there, for example.
"Wednesday’s 70-minute parade will feature more than 10,000 troops, over 100 aircraft and hundreds of pieces of ground equipment, showcasing China’s growing military power under Xi, who has made the modernization of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) a central mission of his rule," previews CNN.
As for Russia-China ties, they are still going strong and forging ahead as both remain in the economic crosshairs of Washington:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/xi-putin-kim-will-oversee-chinese-military-parade-landmark-meeting-next-week
