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- South China Morning Post
Top Southeast Asian leaders will travel to China for military parade, sources say
Top Southeast Asian leaders are expected to attend
China's military parade next month to commemorate the end of World War II, in what would be a show of Beijing's growing influence in the region.
Many countries are said to be sending more senior delegations than they did a decade ago, when the first such parade was held.
According to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will likely attend
the parade , set to be held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on September 3.
They said Vietnam was likely to send its president, Luong Cuong, the country's No 2 official.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (left), with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in April, is likely to travel to Beijing for next month's event. Photo: via Reuters
