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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — China held a large-scale military parade in central Beijing on Wednesday to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, declaring the country's commitment to peaceful development in a world still in turbulence and uncertainty.
Tiananmen Square was filled with tall installations in the shape of the Great Wall of China, symbolizing the courage and solidarity of the Chinese people in resisting external aggression.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech and toured the parade vehicles.
Standing next to Xi Jinping on the podium in Tiananmen Square were Russian President Vladimir Putin and General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK Kim Jong-un, as well as more than 20 other foreign leaders.
Representatives of people who helped China during World War II or their family members from countries such as Russia, the United States, Great Britain, France and Canada were invited to the event.
For the second time since 2015, China held a military parade to commemorate the hard-won victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
Three helicopters flew over Tiananmen Square carrying banners that read, respectively, “Justice Will Definitely Prevail,” “Peace Will Definitely Prevail,” and “The People Will Definitely Prevail.” Troops marched in a tight, powerful formation, their faces beaming with confidence and pride. Columns of new tanks, artillery pieces, and other military hardware roared across the square.
Xi Jinping delivered a speech before the parade, stressing the importance of the victory 80 years ago, noting that this was China's first complete victory in repelling an external invasion since the beginning of modern history.
Xi Jinping noted that the Chinese people made enormous contributions to saving human civilization and safeguarding world peace by making enormous sacrifices in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, calling on countries to address the root causes of wars and prevent historical tragedies from recurring.
On September 2, 1945, Japan officially surrendered with the signing of the Instrument of Surrender. China declared September 3 as Victory Day.
A procession of 80 honorary banners of heroic military units that fought in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression passed by Tiananmen Square, highlighting China's position as the first country to rise up against fascist aggression and the longest resistance since 1931.
China tied down and attacked more than half of Japan's armed forces abroad, at a cost of 35 million military and civilian casualties, about a third of all World War II casualties worldwide.
More than 10,000 military personnel, as well as more than 100 aircraft and hundreds of ground vehicles of the country's armed forces were formed in accordance with the wartime command system. The new system of services and weapons of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) was presented for the first time – the result of military reforms led by Xi Jinping.
Modern weapons on display at the parade included unmanned intelligent and counter-unmanned vehicles, hypersonic missiles, directed energy weapons and electronic jamming systems, as well as strategic weapons capable of global strikes.
In his speech, Xi Jinping demanded that the PLA provide strategic support for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
He reaffirmed China's commitment to the path of peaceful development. "Humanity once again faces a choice: peace or war, dialogue or confrontation, win-win or zero-sum games," he said.
Chinese soldiers serving in UN peacekeeping operations marched through Tiananmen Square, taking part in the Victory Day parade for the first time. “We are capable of defending the peace that our ancestors shed their blood to achieve,” said Shao Xiaoguang, a member of the reviewing troops who previously served in the peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
It was also the first military parade since Xi Jinping led China on a “new march to comprehensively advance China’s modernization.” The country’s authorities have drawn up an action plan to ensure that China’s modernization is basically realized by 2035.
“Eighty years ago, we were reborn. Eighty years later, we are thriving with even greater vigor,” said Liu Shuye, a graduate student studying artificial intelligence who attended the event.
“Our country has now reached a stage where we need to take on even greater responsibility,” he added. -0-
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