Beijing(National Times)- The following is a list of foreign heads of state or government representatives which attended the massive military parade in Beijing, showcasing China’s growing firepower and geopolitical clout, as China’s President Xi Jinping seeks to cast the country as the custodian of a post-US international order.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was among the world leaders who attended the military parade. Other leaders include:

Russian President Vladimir Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni

Vietnamese President Luong Cuong

Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim

Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon

Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov

Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdymukhamedov

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian

Republic of the Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic

Slovak Prime Minister Roberto Fico

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel

Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing