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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

China plans to show off new equipment at parade marking 80th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender

China Military Parade - (Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

China plans to hold a military parade Sept. 3 marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender and featuring the People's Liberation Army's newest weaponry.

President and head of the military Xi Jinping will deliver a speech on the occasion, which will feature “new-type combat capabilities,” including hypersonic weapons and a range of electronic gear, said Wu Zeke, identified as a senor officer of the PLA, the ruling Communist Party’s military wing.

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