China exhibits advanced strategic strike weapons in V-Day military parade

China displayed its advanced strategic strike armaments in a grand military parade in Beijing on Wednesday 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 highly-anticipated armaments displayed by the four formations of the strategic strike group included cruise missiles, hypersonic missiles, and two nuclear missiles formations.

In the cruise missiles formation, China unveiled its ChangJian-20A, YingJi-18C, and ChangJian-1000 cruise missiles, showcasing its long-range precise strike and multi-domain deterrence capabilities.

This was the first time that cruise missiles of the Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force units of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) had come together in a joint formation on parade.

Next came the hypersonic missiles formation, which demonstrated the all-weather combat capabilities of the YingJi-21, DongFeng-17, and DongFeng-26D missiles, which excel at breaking through defenses and can hit targets with high precision.

In the first formation of nuclear missiles, China unveiled its land-, sea-, and air-based strategic forces as a nuclear triad for the first time.

The triad included the JingLei-1 air-based long-range missile, the JuLang-3 submarine-launched intercontinental missile, the DongFeng-61 land-based intercontinental missile, and a new type DongFeng-31 land-based intercontinental missile.

The weapons are deemed as China's powerful strategic "ace" to safeguard the country's sovereignty and the nation's dignity.

The second formation of nuclear missiles showcased China's liquid-fueled intercontinental strategic nuclear missile, the DongFeng-5C, which has a global strike range.

With these strategic weapons, China has forged a shield for peace.

All the armaments displayed during the parade are domestically made and in active service.

Wednesday's parade consisted of two parts -- a military review by President Xi Jinping and a march-past of troops in Tian'anmen Square.

The strategic strike formations were one of the seven armament formation groups that took part in the march-past segment. The others were the land combat group, the maritime combat group, the air defense and anti-missile operations group, the information warfare group, the unmanned combat group, and the logistics and equipment support group.

China exhibits advanced strategic strike weapons in V-Day military parade

China exhibits advanced strategic strike weapons in V-Day military parade

China exhibits advanced strategic strike weapons in V-Day military parade

China exhibits advanced strategic strike weapons in V-Day military parade

China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.

The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.

According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.

In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.

China's aggregate social financing maintains high growth in 2025