A paramilitary police officer in plain-clothes holding an umbrella keeps watch on Beijing's Tiananmen Square, August 27, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Lee
BEIJING (Reuters) - From ballistic missiles to fighter jets, China has rolled out a host of high-tech weaponry ahead of a parade next week commemorating victory over Japan in World War Two, in a signal of Beijing's growing confidence in its military might.
China has poured capital into developing its home-grown weapons industry with an eye towards export markets as it projects greater military power in disputed waters in the South and East China Seas.
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