By Len PortPortugal’s Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, met with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday and urged him to use his influence on Russia’s Vladimir Putin to help bring about peace in Ukraine. Luís Montenegro is the first Portuguese government leader to visit Beijing in nearly a decade. The parade marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Japan. However, it also hinted at the possibility of a Third World War looming. Economically, China is being accused of flooding the world with cheap goods, thereby supporting Russia’s war effort.