North Korea marked the anniversary of the end of the Korean War with a parade of goose-stepping soldiers and a patriotic concert on Saturday, but without a grand display of its latest nuclear weaponry like last year.
Representatives from China — Pyongyang’s main ally during the conflict — notably appeared to be absent from the celebrations despite Kim Jong Un hailing the two countries’ friendship a day earlier.
North Korea marked the anniversary of the end of the Korean War with a parade of goose-stepping soldiers and a patriotic concert on Saturday, but without a grand display of its latest nuclear weaponry like last year.
Representatives from China — Pyongyang’s main ally during the conflict — notably appeared to be absent from the celebrations despite Kim Jong Un hailing the two countries’ friendship a day earlier.
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