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North Korea is welcoming senior leaders from China, Russia, Vietnam, Laos, and other countries to attend an anticipated large military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers鈥� Party of Korea on Friday. Beijing sent its No. 2 official, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, for a three-day visit expected to underscore the traditional alliance between the two communist countries. Pyongyang has a mutual defense treaty with Beijing, but relations cooled as it moved closer to Moscow last year.

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