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China’s President Xi Jinping attends a military parade on September 3, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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mike_watson
mike_watson
Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft
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Washington Free Beacon: Propagandists on Parade  By Mike Watson  September 6, 2025
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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, National Leader and Chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev meet at a high-level trilateral summit in the Awaza National Tourism Zone of Turkmenistan on August 22, 2025. (Getty Images)
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luke_coffey
luke_coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
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Hudson Institute
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China’s President Xi Jinping, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrive for a reception in the Great Hall of the People following a military parade in Beijing on September 3, 2025. (Getty Images)
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miles_yu
miles_yu
Senior Fellow and Director, China Center
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