China showcases military might in massive parade<br /><br />China showed off its military might in a lavish parade to mark 80 years since Japan's defeat at the end of World War Two on Wednesday, September 3. <br /><br />President Xi Jinping has cast World War Two as a major turning point in the "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation," in which it overcame the humiliation of Japan's invasion to become an economic powerhouse.<br /><br />Flanked by Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un as the guests of honor, Xi warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war at the beginning of the parade.<br /><br />More than 50,000 spectators at Tiananmen Square watched aerial displays, marching platoons of People's Liberation Army troops as well as cutting-edge military equipment such as hypersonic missiles, unmanned drones and outfitted tanks.<br /><br />CCTV / REUTERS<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br />Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters<br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#WorldNews<br />#China
