China's Xi says the world faces 'peace or war' as Trump claims Beijing conspiring against U.S.

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that the satellite was facing a prime of "peace oregon war" and "dialogues oregon confrontation" arsenic the state hosts its largest subject parade commemorating the 80th day of the extremity of World War II.

The code came arsenic U.S. President Donald Trump successful a station connected Truth Social urged the Chinese person to admit U.S. contributions to helping unafraid China's freedom, portion alleging that Beijing was conspiring against Washington.

"The large question to beryllium answered is whether oregon not President Xi of China volition notation the monolithic magnitude of enactment and 'blood' that The United States of America gave to China successful bid to assistance it to unafraid its FREEDOM from a precise unfriendly overseas invader," Trump said successful the post.

"Please springiness my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, arsenic you conspire against The United States of America," Trump said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un are among the leaders from much than 20 countries attending the "Victory Day" subject parade successful Beijing astatine Tiananmen Square.

In his speech, Xi besides pledged to bolster the country's subject capabilities to support China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to a CNBC translation of his code successful Chinese.

The parade volition diagnostic missiles and tanks rumbling past Tiananmen Square, soldiers goose-stepping successful enactment and combatant jets roaring implicit the capital, arsenic China showcases its subject prowess.

The heavily-choreographed lawsuit is designed to showcase immoderate of the country's domestically-made and newest weapons and equipment.

"The overseas delegations successful attendance volition show shifting patterns successful Chinese influence, with Western leaders mostly absent," Jeremy Chan, elder analyst, China and northeast Asia, Eurasia Group, said successful a note. He pointed retired that 8 leaders from Southeast Asia volition attend, reflecting China's increasing determination influence.

"South Korea's president declined China's invitation, portion Kim's astonishment attendance is simply a motion of warming ties betwixt Beijing and Pyongyang," Chan said. "China is apt seeking to support Kim adjacent successful the look of increasing practice betwixt North Korea and Russia, arsenic good arsenic renewed diplomatic outreach from Seoul and Washington to Pyongyang."

North Korea has reportedly sent troops to Russia successful enactment of its warfare against Ukraine, portion Beijing has refused to telephone Moscow's onslaught an penetration and sought to instrumentality connected a peacemaker role. The U.S. has accused Beijing of supporting Russia's military, which China has denied.

Many of the Beijing subject parade attendees — including Putin — were besides successful Tianjin implicit the play for the largest-ever summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not enactment for the parade — his photo and video with Putin and Xi successful Tianjin, sharing a laugh, connected the sidelines of the acme had gone viral.

Xi sat adjacent to Putin astatine a similar subject parade successful Moscow successful May. The 2 leaders met Tuesday successful Beijing, and the countries signed a legally binding deal to physique the long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline. 

China held its astir caller subject parade successful 2019 to commemorate the 70th day of the Chinese Communist Party's rule. Speaking from the iconic metropolis gross overlooking Tiananmen Square, Xi said astatine the clip that "no unit tin halt the Chinese people and the Chinese federation forging ahead."

The Chinese leader, who assumed the presidency successful 2013, abolished word limits successful 2018.

Putin had attended China's subject parade successful 2015 to commemorate the 70th day of the extremity of World War II, according to Chinese authorities media.

Park Geun-hye, past president of South Korea, had attended, arsenic did authorities representatives of the U.S. and France, the 2015 study said, noting that different attendees included erstwhile German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and erstwhile British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

China's calls Wednesday's lawsuit the "80th day of the country's triumph against Japanese aggression and the world's triumph against fascism."