China marks 70th founding anniv., shows off ICBM, other advanced weaponry
Tehran (KNA) - China has celebrated the 70th anniversary of its founding with a massive military parade in Beijing showing off some of the world’s most advanced weaponry, including an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the backbone of its nuclear deterrence force.
Nearly 15,000 military personnel, more than 160 aircraft, and 580 pieces of weaponry and equipment were paraded in the Tienanmen Square in Beijing on Tuesday, as jubilant crowds cheered and waved Chinese flags and President Xi Jinping presided over the event.
Helicopters flew national flags across the sky and aircraft flew in formation to create a "70," in honor of the 70th anniversary of the country's founding.
The nuclear-capable DF-41 ICBM was paraded.
Source: PressTV