'Unstoppable' China? Xi's show of strength alongside Putin and Kim • FRANCE 24 English

China has staged an impressive display of its military might to mark its Victory Day, a commemoration of the end of World War II, which Beijing couches as its defeat of Japanese forces and – crucially – fascism.
Since Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, as head of the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army, spending on arms has more than doubled – some say quadrupled.
And there was a clear message to the rest of the world in the display of weapons paraded through Tiananmen Square.
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