2015 China Victory Day Parade
The 2015 China Victory Day parade was a military parade held along Chang'an Avenue, Beijing, on 3 September 2015 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day of World War II. The commemoration was the first high-profile military parade held to celebrate an occasion other than the National Day of the People's Republic of China. 12,000 troops of the People's Liberation Army participated in the parade, in addition to over 1,000 troops from 17 different countries, and about 850,000 "Citizen Guards" were mobilised to guard the city. Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping inspected the troops, Premier Li Keqiang was the master of ceremonies and General Song Puxuan was the chief commander of the parade.
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Logo of the 2015 China Victory Day Parade. | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 紀念中國人民抗日戰爭暨世界反法西斯戰爭勝利70週年閱兵式 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 纪念中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利70周年阅兵式 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Parade commemorating 70th anniversary of the victories of Anti-Japanese War of the Chinese people and the World Anti-Fascist War | ||||||
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