00:00China's Grand Parade, marking 80 years since the end of World War II,
00:04should have highlighted the United States' role in defeating Japan, says President Donald Trump.
00:09Referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping as a friend,
00:12Trump made the comments just hours after accusing Xi of conspiring with Russia's Vladimir Putin
00:17and North Korea's Kim Jong-un against the US.
00:21I was very surprised. I watched the speech last night.
00:24President Xi is a friend of mine.
00:26But I thought that the United States should have been mentioned last night during that speech
00:31because we helped China very, very much.
00:34On Wednesday's event, Xi thanked foreign governments and international allies
00:38that supported China but did not emphasize America's role in the war.
00:42Japan's invasion of China in 1937 marked a major escalation that eventually led to World War II in Asia.
00:49The US entered the war in 1941, providing support to Chinese forces fighting Japan
00:55before Tokyo's surrender in 1945.
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