Exciting and memorable moments of the parade

Beijing's V-Day parade becomes hot topic on global social media

We bring together comments by global social network users who are following Beijing's V-Day parade marking the end of WWII.

Military aircraft perform stunts

President Xi inspects the troops

China to cut troops by 300,000: Xi

The cut will be completed by the end of 2017. Highlights of Xi's speech;  Full text;  President Xi a true world-class leader, says US blogger

President Xi welcomes guests

Casualties and convoys on the road trips from hell

When China was fighting for its life during the Japanese occupation, more than 8 million overseas Chinese from across the world who rallied to help the country.

Final preparations before the parade in Beijing

PLA's Guard of Honor assemble at Tian'anmen Square in the early morning before the start of the parade on Sept 3.

French historian lauds nation's contribution to World War II effort

China's contribution to victory in World War II is "huge", said Robert Frank, secretary-general of the 22nd International Congress of Historical Sciences on Thursday at Jinan, Shandong province.

Xi: ROK a key partner for peace

China and the Republic of Korea are friendly neighbors and important forces in promoting regional and world peace, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday while meeting with visiting ROK President Park Geun-hye.

Nations vow to oppose any revision of history

China and Russia vowed on Wednesday to stand against any attempt to deny or revise the history of World War II.

Chinese photographers race against time to capture veteran soldiers

Carrying a bamboo basket on his back, Wang Zhongqing saluted to the camera, the little finger on his right hand deformed after decades of toil.