China holds press conference on V-Day military parade preparations

Xinhua2025-08-20 17:38

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. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

　　BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The V-Day military parade to be held on Sept. 3 will be the first of its kind held after the cause of advancing Chinese modernization on all fronts embarked on a "new journey."

　　Wu Zeke, a senior officer of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, said at the press conference on preparations for the parade that the event will also be a demonstration of the people's armed forces as it strives to achieve the military's centenary goal.