China has rejected claims by US President Donald Trump that it conspired with Russia and North Korea during World War II commemorations in Beijing.

 

 

 

 

Trump made the accusation in a Truth Social post after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin joined Chinese President Xi Jinping at a massive military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II.

 

“Give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America,” Trump wrote.

 

 

 

Responding to the remarks, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said the parade was a commemoration, not a political alliance. “Foreign guests were invited to remember history, cherish the memory of the martyrs, cherish peace, and create the future,” he told reporters.

 

 

 

Guo added that China’s diplomacy “is never directed against any third party.”

 

 

 

 

The Kremlin also dismissed Trump’s comments, with senior aide Yuri Ushakov saying on Russian state TV: “I think not without irony, he said that these three are allegedly plotting against the United States.”