Xi inspects troops as China's military might on show
By Zhao Lei in Zhurihe, Inner Mongolia |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2017-07-30 13:42
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| A flag guard formation consisting of officers and soldiers from the army, air force, navy and rocket force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) attends a military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA at Zhurihe training base in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, July 30, 2017.[Photo/Xinhua] |
The event started at 9 am as President Xi boarded a car to inspect troops from all branches of the military taking part. The president then watched from a central stage as more than 200 soldiers in assault vehicles, carrying flags of the Party, the People's Republic and the PLA, drove past.
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