Symbol of peace: Doves flying over Tiananmen Square at the end of the military parade marking the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of Chinese People’s Resistance against Japanese Aggression and World Anti-Fascist War in Beijing. The parade is one of the events which have taking place around the World to mark the 70th Anniversary of the WWII victory. — EPA
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping lauded his country’s position as a major world power as Beijing marked the 70th anniversary of victory over Japan with a giant show of strength in Tiananmen Square.
Speaking on the Tiananmen Rostrum where Mao Zedong declared the formation of the People’s Republic in 1949, Xi said “total victory” over Japan “restored China’s status as a major country in the world”.
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