2025 China Victory Day Parade
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The 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was a military parade held on Chang'an Avenue, Beijing, on 3 September 2025 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Second World War, collectively termed by the Chinese government as the "World Anti-Fascist War". Over 12,000 troops of the People's Liberation Army participated in the parade. This event marked the fourth large-scale celebration since Xi Jinping became the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012. This parade marked the 19th major military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and the second to commemorate the victory over Japan through a military parade, following the 2015 parade. A total of 26 world leaders attended the parade, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.