Bulgaria ’s Socialist Party (BSP) leader and Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov was seen shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during commemorations in Beijing, an appearance widely covered by China ’s state broadcaster CCTV-1. Footage showed Zafirov among the foreign political representatives who took part in the opening of what Chinese media described as the country’s largest-ever military parade, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The images placed Xi at the