Washington DC, Sept. 4 -- US President Donald Trump took aim at China's show of power at the victory parade, arguing that Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un were plotting against the US.

Trump said on Wednesday (local time) that the leaders "were hoping I was watching" their joint appearance at a large military parade in Beijing.

"I thought it was very, very impressive, but I understood the reason they were doing it. And they were hoping I was watching -- and I was watching," Trump said of China's military showboating, as per New York Times.

Xi hosted leaders from several fellow US adversaries for the parade, showing off Beijing's military might to the world.

Asked whether he was invited to attend the...