Monday 30 September 2019

China celebrates 70 years of Communist rule with grand military parade

The official ceremonies began on Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping paying his respects to the founder of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) Mao Zedong’s embalmed body in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, and other officials bow during a ceremony to mark Martyr's Day at Tiananmen Square in Beijing (Photo: AP/PTI)
China celebrated its 70th anniversary of the Communist rule on Tuesday with a massive military parade, showcasing its most advanced weapons, including nuclear and hypersonic missiles, amid mounting political and economic challenges.
The official ceremonies began on Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping paying his respects to the founder of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) Mao Zedong’s embalmed body in Beijing. Xi, accompanied by six other members of the CPC’s Standing Committee, visited Mao’s mausoleum located in the heart of the power centre, the Tiananmen Square. They bowed three time in front of the former chairman’s statue.
Later, addressing a reception at the Great Hall of the People to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Xi, 66, said over the past 70 years, the Chinese people under the leadership of the ruling CPC had successfully blazed a path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and advanced socialism with Chinese characteristics into a new era. Hailing the remarkable achievements made by the Chinese people in the past 70 years, Xi said absolute poverty, a problem that has plagued the Chinese nation for thousands of years, was coming to an end…

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