Big show...
In an unprecedented show of military might, Beijing has promised never-seen-before firepower on display, Neill wrote.
More than 10,000 Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops and 1,000 honor guards from 17 foreign countries will file past Mao Zedong's portrait, Chinese politburo members and assembled dignitaries on the rostrum in Tiananmen Square.
Nearly 200 aircraft will fly in formation over the crowds. Thirty heads of state and government leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, will attend the parade, according to Neill.
For more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34105252
Commemorating China's World War II victory over Japan
President Xi Jinping will preside over an enormous military parade in Beijing on Thursday in commemoration of China's World War Two victory over Japan 70 years ago.
Alexander Neill from the International Institute for Strategic Studies examines what we can expect to see, on bbc.com.
More than 10,000 Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops and 1,000 honor guards from 17 foreign countries will file past Mao Zedong's portrait, Chinese politburo members and assembled dignitaries on the rostrum in Tiananmen Square.
Nearly 200 aircraft will fly in formation over the crowds. Thirty heads of state and government leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, will attend the parade, according to Neill.
For more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34105252
Chinese servicewomen will participate in tomorrow's parade
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