A unit of the Guard of Honor of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China proudly marched through Moscow's iconic Red Square on Friday in a grand military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War.
The Chinese honor guard unit displayed exceptional strength and discipline throughout the parade.
At the invitation of the Russian Ministry of Defense, 119 members of the PLA Guard of Honor unit participated in this prestigious event.
PLA Honor Guard marches through Moscow's Red Square in Victory Day parade
Chinese stocks closed mixed on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.39 percent to 4,162.88 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.06 percent lower at 14,495.09 points.
The combined turnover of these two indices totaled nearly 2.49 trillion yuan (about 359.68 billion U.S. dollars), down from 2.54 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Stocks related to minor metals, lead and zinc led the gains, while papermaking and electronic chemicals shares were among the top laggards.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.04 percent to close at 3,310.3 points.
The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 0.36 percent higher at 1,849.77 points on Friday.
Chinese shares close mixed Friday
