September 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground center, during a welcome ceremony for the guests who have arrived to see a parade in Beijing dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the end of WWII. From left, foreground: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, his wife, Yoo Soon-taek and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. From right, foreground: President of the Republic of Korea Park Geun-hye, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan.