Soldiers with China’s People’s Liberation Army march in formation past Beijing’s Tiananmen Square before a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War 2.
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Chinese army attack helicopters form the number “70” as they fly past a national flag during a military parade to commemorate victory over Japan in World War 2.
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Soldiers march in the military parade.
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People take pictures as a formation of military airplanes, consisting of one KJ-2000 aircraft and eight J-10 fighter jets, flies across the sky.
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Invited guests watch and shoot footage of a passing Chinese military armored vehicle in Tiananmen Square to mark what the government called the “Victory of Chinese People's Resistance against Japanese Aggression and World Anti-Fascist War.”
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An honored guest arrives to his seat.
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Balloons are released to mark the anniversary.
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A massive military band sings and salutes at Tiananmen Square at the beginning of the parade.
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Military nurses look from atop a truck toward Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders assembled to mark the anniversary.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (front, 3rd L) stands with South Korean President Park Geun Hye (front L-R), Russian President Vladimir Putin, former Chinese Presidents Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as they arrive. Xi announced Thursday he would cut troop levels by 300,000 as China held its biggest display of military might in a parade to commemorate victory over Japan in World War 2, an event shunned by most Western leaders.
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Soldiers stand in formation as they gather ahead of the parade.
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