China’s Sept 3 Surprise! Putin, Kim and Xi Signal Dangerous Axis - US Warned

Aug 29, 2025

Gordon Chang, a senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute and expert on China, discusses China’s recent military showcase and its implications for global security. He highlights troubling signs pointed at Xi Jinping’s leadership, including the mysterious disappearance of key military figures. Chang warns of a dangerous alliance forming among authoritarian regimes, noting Putin's reliance on China for his ambitions in Ukraine. The conversation also touches on the complexities of U.S.-China relations and the challenges in denuclearization talks with North Korea.

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Parade Gear Is Operational

Gordon Chang argues China displays only operational military hardware at major parades, implying what's shown is already in service.
Observers should treat showcased systems as active capabilities rather than prototypes.

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Signs Of Xi's Internal Struggle

Gordon Chang highlights disappearances of Xi loyalists as evidence of internal military infighting and weakening of Xi's control.
He warns that adversaries may be purging Xi's people, signaling instability at the top.

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Putin Relies On China

Chang says Putin depends on China to pursue his goal of annexing Ukraine and likely wouldn't be fighting without Chinese support.
This dependence strengthens Sino-Russian alignment and complicates US efforts to split them.

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“Everyone is looking at the new military equipment that China will be showing off,” says Gordon Chang, Gatestone Institute senior fellow. He tells Daniela Cambone: “China never shows off anything that isn’t operational. So everything that we see, we’re led to believe, is already in the inventory.”

On Xi Jinping’s grip on power, Chang points to troubling signs: “General He Weidong, Xi’s number one loyalist hatchet man, has not been seen in public since March 11th. There is more than just a possibility that Xi Jinping’s adversaries are getting rid of Xi Jinping’s people.”

As for Putin, Chang stresses his reliance on Beijing: “Putin’s number one goal is to annex Ukraine. He can’t do that without China’s help. As a matter of fact, I don’t think Russia would be fighting today if it weren’t for all in Chinese support.” The bigger picture, Chang warns, is the emerging bloc of autocrats: “We have seen a hardening of the ties among Russia, North Korea and China. The world has divided. We cannot separate them except by defeating them.”

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