Daniel Andrews attends China military parade, poses with Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin

<p>Former Victorian Labor premier earlier filmed shaking Chinese president Xi Jinping’s hand</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/03/china-military-parade-xi-jinping-appears-with-vladimir-putin-kim-jong-un">Full report: Xi Jinping appears with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un at China military parade</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/03/australia-politics-live-labor-coalition-greens-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-question-time-nauru-immigration-asylum-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Daniel Andrews has posed alongside North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un and Russian president Vladimir Putin at a military parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.</p><p>The former Victorian Labor premier stood several rows behind the North Korean semi-recluse (who is facing complaints of alleged <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/11/north-korea-defector-to-sue-kim-jong-un">crimes against humanity</a>) during the photo opportunity for of leaders from the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/01/china-military-parade-anti-west-leaders">so-called “the axis of upheaval”</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/03/dan-andrews-china-military-parade-poses-with-kim-jong-un-vladimir-putin">Continue reading...</a>

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