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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Tory Shepherd

Daniel Andrews criticised after attending China military parade and posing with Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin

Daniel Andrews, top right, pictured in a group photo at the Chinese military parade that also includes Chinese president Xi Jinping, center, Russian president Vladimir Putin, bottom left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, bottom right.
Daniel Andrews (top right) pictured in a group photo at the Chinese military parade that also includes Chinese president Xi Jinping (centre), Russian president Vladimir Putin (bottom left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (bottom right). Photograph: Sergei Bobylev/AP

Daniel Andrews has been criticised by the opposition for posing alongside North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, at a military parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.

The former Victorian Labor premier stood several rows behind the North Korean semi-recluse (who is facing complaints of alleged crimes against humanity) during the photo opportunity for leaders from the so-called “axis of upheaval”.

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