Beijing: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived at Tiananmen Square for a military parade, where he will stand alongside Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping in a show of trilateral cooperation against the West. Kim, dressed in a black suit with a gold tie, made his entrance through the square's red-carpeted main entrance ahead of the event.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the military parade was scheduled to commence at 9 a.m. local time at Tiananmen Square. The event marks the 80th anniversary of China's victory over Japan and the end of World War II. It will feature displays of China's latest weaponry and marching troops.