V-Day parade to showcase domestically-produced military equipment in active service

All the equipment and weapons to be displayed during the upcoming parade in Beijing's Tian'anmen Square will be homegrown main battle equipment in active service, Wu Zeke, deputy director of the Leading Group Office of Military Parade, said at a press conference on Wednesday.

The parade scheduled on Sept 3 is part of the events marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

The press conference outlined preparations for the upcoming event and briefed the media on some details of the highly-anticipated event.

"All of the equipment and weapons to be displayed during the parade are domestically produced main battle equipment that are in active service. It will be a showcase of the new-generation weapons and equipment of the Chinese military following the National Day parade in 2019," said Wu, also a senior officer of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission.

He listed three features of the armaments.

"First, the fourth generation of equipment serves as backbone, including new-type tanks, ship-borne aircraft and fighter jets. Organized according to combat modules, these formations highlight the Chinese military's systems-based operational capabilities," Wu said.

"Second, land, sea and air unmanned intelligent and counter-unmanned equipment, as well as cyber-electronic combat forces, such as new-type drones, directed-energy weapons and electronic jamming systems, will also be displayed, demonstrating our new combat forces in new domains," he said.

"In addition, the parade will feature advanced equipment such as hypersonic and air defense anti-missile equipment and strategic missiles -- which will demonstrate China's powerful strategic deterrence capability," Wu said.

"With a high level of informatization and intelligence, the weapons and equipment to be displayed will fully demonstrate the strong capability of the Chinese armed forces to adapt to sci-tech development and the evolution of war forms, and to win future wars," he said.

V-Day parade to showcase domestically-produced military equipment in active service

V-Day parade to showcase domestically-produced military equipment in active service

V-Day parade to showcase domestically-produced military equipment in active service

Flocks of crested ibises were spotted foraging in a rice field after the autumn harvest in Hanyin County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

The crested ibis, with its iconic red crest and long black beak, is a first-class protected species in China and was formerly a critically endangered species. Rice fields after the autumn harvest serve as a haven for the birds, allowing them to consume a wealth of fallen grains and insects.

Conservation measures in Hanyin have paid off in recent years, providing a safe place for crested ibises to forage. These measures include fishing bans, water source protection, and the Lake Chief System, a governance model where local leaders take direct personal responsibility for management and protection of lakes.

Since the local forestry department first discovered crested ibises in 2010, the bird's population in the county has exceeded 130.

In the past, the crested ibis was widely distributed across East Asia and Russia's Siberia. It was thought to be extinct in China until seven wild birds were observed in Shaanxi's Yangxian County in 1981, a discovery that prompted captive breeding and enhanced protection of the species. As of the end of 2025, the global population of the crested ibis had exceeded 12,000.

Endangered crested ibises spotted foraging in Shaanxi rice field after autumn harvest