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Exclusive | Top Southeast Asian leaders will travel to China for military parade, sources say

Leaders from Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar are expected to attend next month’s Victory Day event in Beijing

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China will mark 80 years since the end of World War II with a military parade in Beijing. The last Victory Day parade was held a decade ago. Photo: AP
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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.
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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
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
The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also said leaders from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar were expected to first attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin before heading to Beijing for the parade.
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