A high-profile summit is underway in Tianjin, China, where several world leaders—including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi—have gathered amidst escalating global tensions shaped by U.S. foreign policy under President Trump. The summit, coinciding with a grand military parade on September 3 marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II, is being leveraged by China to bolster its international prestige and demonstrate its growing political and military influence.
