Beijing:China concluded its V-Day commemorations on Wednesday with the release of 80,000 doves and 80,000 balloons into the sky over the Tian’anmen Square in central Beijing, expressing the Chinese people’s commitment to peace and the armed forces’ unwavering resolve to defend it.
Attendees and a military choir sang together the patriotic song “Ode to the Motherland” to voice their profound love for and pride in the Chinese nation.
A massive military parade proceeded in two steps, a military review by President Xi Jinping and a march-past of troops, as part of the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
More than 10,000 military personnel, along with over 100 aircraft and hundreds of ground armaments, were arranged into formations according to a wartime command system.
Japan officially surrendered on Sept 2, 1945, by signing the Instrument of Surrender. China designated Sept 3 as Victory Day.
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