China showed new weapons on a military parade on Wednesday that marked the 80th birthday of the end of the Second World War.
Beijing tried to show his growing military power, because Chinese President Xi Jinping was accompanied by the Noord -Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Highlights from the Chinese weapon exhibition were submarine drones, hypersonic rockets and laser weapons. In addition, China showed its fighter jets and bombers during the 90 -minute display.
“The rejuvenation of the Chinese people cannot be blocked, and the noble purpose of the peaceful development of human civilization must triumph,” said Xi at the end of his speech, according to The corresponding press.
Putin, Kim Jong Un starts with bilateral conversations in Beijing after attending masses Chinese military parade
Spectators watch how DF-5C Intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles are exhibited on a military parade on the occasion of the 80-year anniversary of the end of the Second World War, in Beijing, China, on 3 September 2025. (China Daily via Reuters)
Undersea drone
For many, the word “drone” is synonymous with flying in the air, but that is not the case for the AJX002. The nuclear-button unmanned vehicle that looks like a narrow submarine with a propeller measures up to 65 feet long and can be used in supervision and exploratory missions, According to the BBC. The outlet pointed out that the AJX002 was not the only drone to show off the Chinese. Beijing also showed his GJ-11 Stealth Attack-Drone.
An AJX002 underwater drone goes into the Military Parade to commemorate the 80th birthday of the Japanese surrender from the Second World War for the Tiananmen -Poort in Beijing, Wednesday 3 September 2025. (NG Han Guan/AP photo)
Kim Jong Un takes ‘Moving Fortress’ bulletproof train to meet Putin and Xi at the Military Parade of Beijing
Hypersonic rockets
Beijing also showed his hypersonic anti-ship missiles that China has tested on mockups of American aircraft carriers. According to ReutersThis included the Yinji-19, Yinji-17 and the Yinji-20. The AP assesses that the hypersonic weapons are of particular importance for the American Navy, who patrols the Western Pacific Ocean from the 7th Fleet Head Quarter in Japan.
A member of the People’s Liberation Army stands as a Maritime Operations Group shows YJ-19’s hypersonic anti-ship rackets during a military parade on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, in Beijing, China, 3 September 2025. (Tingshu Wang/Reuters)
Laser weapons
In addition to showing off with his own drones, China also presented his own energetic laser weapons that were intended as part of the system of the country for combating drone attacks, according to Reuters.
Air defense weapons are displayed during a military parade on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, in Beijing, China, 3 September 2025. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)
President Donald Trump took a swipe at XI, Putin and Kim in a post about truth social.
“Please give my warmest greetings to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, while you work against the United States of America,” he wrote.
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The Chinese parade comes just after the country organized the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) top. XI tries to expand the SCO and create a development bench that is run by the organization. According to the AP, the Chinese leader launched a collaboration platform and promised $ 1.4 billion in loans in the next three years for the members of the organization.
