Chinese Troops Train for Massive Parade

Chinese troops train for massive parade

Ahead of a massive military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, the Chinese government invited foreign media to a practice session on the outskirts of Beijing. CNN Beijing Bureau Chief Steven Jiang reports from heavily guarded barracks and discusses what the event means for the world’s biggest standing army under leader Xi Jinping.

China Focus: China's V-Day parade to highlight peace, pledge to defend international fairness, justice

China Focus: China's V-Day parade to highlight peace, pledge to defend international fairness, justice

Xi to review troop formations lining up along Chang'an Avenue during V-Day parade

President Xi Jinping will review troop formations lining up along Chang'an Avenue during V-Day parade

Chinese President Xi Jinping will review troop formations lining up along Chang'an Avenue during the upcoming military parade, a Chinese official announced on Wednesday.

China Focus: China’s V-Day Parade to Highlight Peace, Pledge to Defend International Fairness, Justice

A press conference on V-Day military parade preparations is held by the State Council Information Office in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2025. (Photo/Li Xin) Beijing - China's massive V-Day military parade, scheduled for Sept. 3 in Tian'anmen Square, is meant to signal that the country upholds peace and will firmly defend international fairness and justice, a military official said Wednesday. Wu Zeke, deputy director of the Office of the …