Over the ukraine whistleblower allegations. And on the macula serving her last term as for germanys leader shes still the most popular politician at home but internationally it is a different story with many saying the french president is now stealing the show. Im brian thomas great to have you with us china has been staging a massive military parade to mark 70 years of communist rule some 15000 soldiers hundreds of tanks and military hardware including a Nuclear Capable Hypersonic Missile all rumbling through the Capital Beijing the celebration commemorates the founding of the peoples republic of china by chairman mao in 1949 event that ended a bitter civil war that claimed millions of lives president xi jinping said that chinas development would be peaceful but that is military would save guarded sovereignty and security. Spring indeed amusement is billing whos at the celebrations in beijing good morning to you mathias president easy saying this morning that nothing can stop the rise
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