The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will showcase its latest weapons and equipment at the upcoming V-Day parade which will be held in Beijing on Sept. 3, a military officer said Wednesday.
At a press conference outlining the preparations for the parade, Wu Zeke, deputy director of the Leading Group Office of Military Parade and a senior officer of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, briefed the media on the armament to be shown at the parade.
"The armament formations are organized into joint combat-oriented groups, including groups for land combat, maritime combat, air defense and anti-missile operations, information warfare, unmanned combat, logistics and equipment support, and strategic strike. Many of these groups feature latest weapons reflecting the evolution of modern warfare, and some crucial weapons for the country, showcasing the PLA's strong capability to win modern warfare," he said.
"The aerial echelons are structured in a modular and systematic manner, consisting of advanced early warning and command aircraft, fighter jets, bombers and transport aircraft. The echelons essentially include the main combat aircraft types currently in service in our military, including many well-known aircraft that everyone is paying attention to. There will also be some aircraft making their debut appearance, fully demonstrating the leapfrog advancement of our military's air combat capabilities," said Wu.
China to show latest equipment, weapons at V-Day parade: official
China to show latest equipment, weapons at V-Day parade: official
A Japanese lawmaker has raised concerns over Japan's push to expand its military and its nuclear policy.
Responding to some politicians' dangerous tendency towards possessing nuclear weapons, Takara Sachika, a member of Japan's House of Councilors, said that Japan's push to strengthen its military, combined with what she called a misguided nuclear policy, not only heightens regional tensions but also directly threatens regional security.
"I think this is completely unacceptable. Japan is a country that has suffered atomic bombings and is one of the nations most aware of the threat posed by nuclear weapons. Yet such a country is openly discussing the issue of possessing nuclear weapons and even attempting to revise the principle of not allowing the introduction of nuclear weapons, one of the Three Non-Nuclear Principles. This is an extremely serious problem," Takara said.
Takara said the Japanese government's tendency to expand its military capabilities is completely contrary to the Constitution.
"From the perspective of Japan's Constitution, Japan should never have adopted a policy of ensuring security by strengthening military capabilities. Yet today, enormous effort is being poured into military expansion, and that in itself is a serious problem," said the lawmaker.
At a Diet meeting in early November 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that what she described as the Chinese central authorities' "use of force on Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, and suggested the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait, drawing strong criticism worldwide.
Takara urged Takaichi to retract her erroneous remarks as soon as possible.
"I think there is a very big problem with making such remarks that provoke other countries. It is necessary to thoroughly examine the facts as soon as possible and withdraw the relevant remarks," she said.
Japanese lawmaker criticizes nuclear weapons remarks as threat to regional security
