September 3, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground, third left, 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: Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. From right, foreground: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and his son Nikolai, President of the Republic of Korea Park Geun-hye, Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj and Chinese President Xi Jinping.