Xi Jinping to attend major parade marking WWII victory
Xi Jinping to attend major parade marking WWII victory
President Xi Jinping will preside over a military parade on September 3 in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. File photo: Xinhua
China announced on Tuesday that it will stage a major military parade on September 3 to mark 80 years since victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
President Xi Jinping will attend the event at Tiananmen Square in Beijing and deliver a speech, a senior military official said at a news conference.
"The Central Committee of the Communist Party and the Central Military Commission have decided to hold a grand military parade at Tiananmen in the capital on September 3 this year," Wu Zeke from China's military commission said.
"Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, will inspect the troops."
Xinhua news agency said the parade would feature "marching formations, armoured columns and aerial echelons".
Russian President Vladimir Putin will also attend the anniversary commemorations, the Kremlin said last week. (Xinhua/AFP)
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