As Xi, Putin and Kim Jong Un Watch Beijing’s Spectacular Parade, Trump Accuses Them of Conspiring Against the U.S.
President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account on Wednesday as China staged a vast military spectacle in Beijing, accusing President Xi Jinping — flanked by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un — of “conspiring against the United States.” The remarks landed as world leaders and delegations took their places on Tiananmen Square for the 80th-anniversary Victory Day parade marking Japan’s 1945 surrender.
Video source: CGTN (China Global Television Network) — full march-past highlight — official Chinese state media.
China’s state broadcasters carried the event wall-to-wall, presenting a tableau of marching formations, aerial fly-pasts and missile columns designed to showcase military modernization and wartime remembrance. Xi warned the world faces a choice “between peace or war, dialogue or confrontation,” even as the parade rolled out hypersonic systems, unmanned platforms and long-range artillery. For background, see reporting from Reuters and the running live updates compiled by UK outlets.
Mr. Trump’s post read in part: “Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America.” He went on to invoke U.S. wartime sacrifice in China, asking whether Xi would acknowledge “the massive amount of support and ‘blood’ that the United States of America gave to China … to help secure its freedom.” (Context via Reuters.)
The Kremlin quickly downplayed the accusation. A senior adviser suggested the message was “ironic,” denying any plot against Washington by Mr. Putin, Mr. Xi or Mr. Kim. Beijing, for its part, kept the official focus on commemoration and “national rejuvenation,” while Chinese outlets emphasized foreign attendance and discipline on display. (See Reuters.)
The optics were unmistakable: Xi addressing the square as Russian and North Korean leaders looked on, with a choreographed review of forces rumbling below. Chinese broadcasters framed the day as remembrance and resolve; Western outlets read it as signaling a tightening strategic alignment. Either way, Mr. Trump seized the moment to restate American vigilance, turning a ceremonial broadcast into a geopolitical exchange playing out in real time.
Additional official hub: CGTN’s Victory Day special coverage page.
