China kicked off its largest-ever military parade on Wednesday (September 3), commemorating 80 years since Japan's defeat in World War Two, with the raising of a large national flag and thousands singing the national anthem.

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1. BAND PERFORMING, MILITARY PERSONNEL RAISING CHINA'S NATIONAL FLAG

2. CHINA'S NATIONAL FLAG ON FLAGPOLE

3. ATTENDEES CLAPPING IN FRONT OF GIANT SIGN READING "1945"

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed the arrivals of his counterparts, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at the parade, seen as a show of China's growing firepower and geopolitical clout. (1655-WW2-ANNIVERSARY/CHINA-PARADE-ARRIVALS)

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4. CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING AND HIS WIFE PENG LIYUAN GREETING NORTH KOREA'S KIM JONG UN AND RUSSIA'S VLADIMIR PUTIN

5. JOURNALISTS TAKING PICTURES AND VIDEOS

6. (FRONT FROM LEFT) INDONESIAN PRESIDENT PRABOWO SUBIANTO, PUTIN, XI, PENG, AND KIM, POSING WITH OTHER LEADERS FOR PICTURES

7. PUTIN, XI AND KIM AND OTHER LEADERS WALKING

8. SIGN READING (Chinese): "UPRIGHT GATE" / PUTIN, XI AND KIM AND OTHER LEADERS WALKING

9. VARIOUS OF PUTIN, XI AND KIM AND OTHER LEADERS WALKING

10. PUTIN, XI AND KIM WALKING UP STAIRS / XI TALKING AND GESTURING

11. PUTIN, XI AND KIM WALKING TO TOP OF STAIRS AND GOING LEFT

12. AUDIO OF CLAPPING / XI WAVING AT PEOPLE CLAPPING WITH PUTIN AND KIM NEXT TO HIM

President Xi called China a “great nation” that “does not fear violence” at Wednesday's highly choreographed "Victory Day" military parade, held at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" stance and trade wars have strained Washington's long-standing alliances. (1667-WW2-ANNIVERSARY/CHINA-PARADE-XI)

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13. EXTERIOR OF GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE OR TIANANMEN

14. (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE PRESIDENT, XI JINPING, SAYING:

"The Chinese nation is a great nation that does not fear violence, and that stands independent and strong. In the past, when confronted with a life-or-death struggle between justice and evil, light and darkness, progress and reaction, the Chinese people stood united, rose up in resistance, and fought for the survival of the country, the rejuvenation of the nation, and the cause of human justice. Today, humanity once again faces a choice between peace and war, dialogue and confrontation, mutual benefit and zero-sum competition. The Chinese people firmly stand on the right side of history—on the side of human civilization and progress—committed to the path of peaceful development and working together with peoples of all countries to build a community with a shared future for humankind."

15. VARIOUS OF GUESTS LISTENING TO XI'S SPEECH

16. EXTERIOR OF GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE OR TIANANMEN

17. VARIOUS OF CROWD LISTENING TO XI'S SPEECH

More than 50,000 spectators at Tiananmen Square watched aerial displays, marching platoons of People's Liberation Army troops, as well as cutting-edge military equipment such as hypersonic missiles, unmanned drones and outfitted tanks. (1651-WW2-ANNIVERSARY/CHINA-CCTV)

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18. XI IN VEHICLE DURING INSPECTION

19. SOLDIERS SALUTING XI

20. XI GREETING SOLDIERS

21. SOLDIERS GREETING XI IN REPLY

22. SOLDIERS MARCHING

23. KIM TALKING TO XI DURING PARADE

24. VARIOUS OF TANKS DURING PARADE

25. HSU100 UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE

26. AJX002 UNDERWATER NUCLEAR CAPABLE DRONE

27. VARIOUS OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

28. NUCLEAR MISSILES DURING PARADE

29. JINGLEI-1 AIR-BASED LONG-RANGE MISSILE

30. JULANG-3 SUBMARINE-LAUNCHED INTERCONTINENTAL MISSILE

31. DONGFENG-61 LAND-BASED INTERCONTINENTAL MISSILE

32. XI CLAPPING HANDS

Wednesday’s parade in Tiananmen Square showed off China's latest military hardware. (1682-WW2-ANNIVERSARY/CHINA-WEAPONS)

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33. AERIAL VIEW OF MILITARY PARADE

34. VARIOUS OF DF-5C NUCLEAR MISSILES

35. YJ-19 HYPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILES

36. VARIOUS OF YJ-17 HYPERSONIC GLIDE VEHICLES

37. ROBOTIC "WOLVES" BEING DISPLAYED AT PARADE

38. VARIOUS OF BOMBER PLANES FLYING PAST

39. VARIOUS OF FIGHTER JETS FLYING PAST

40. JETS FLYING IN SKY OVER SIGN READING “2025” AT PARADE

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41. HELICOPTERS FLYING PAST CARRYING CHINESE NATIONAL FLAG

42. HELICOPTERS FLYING PAST IN THE FORMATION OF NUMBER "80"

43. DF-26D OR DONGFENG-26D, SO-CALLED "GUAM KILLER" INTERMEDIATE-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES

44. FIGHTER JETS FLYING, STREAMING COLOURS OVERHEAD

45. DOVES RELEASED FLYING OVER PARADE

46. VARIOUS OF BALLOONS RELEASED FLYING OVER PARADE

Posting on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday (September 2), U.S. President Donald Trump asked his Chinese counterpart to “give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un as you conspire against the United States.” (1672-USA-TRUMP/CHINA)

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47. SCREENSHOT OF U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S TRUTH SOCIAL POST, READING (English):

"The big question to be answered is whether or not President Xi of China will mention the massive amount of support and "blood" that The United States of America gave to China in order to help it to secure its FREEDOM from a very unfriendly foreign invader. Many Americans died in China's quest for Victory and Glory. I hope that they are rightfully Honored and Remembered for their Bravery and Sacrifice! May President Xi and the wonderful people of China have a great and lasting day of celebration. Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP"

Crowds on Beijing's streets eagerly awaited for military aircraft to fly overhead during the country’s largest-ever military parade. (1676-WW2-ANNIVERSARY/CHINA-CROWDS)

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48. CROWD FILMING JETS FLYING OVERHEAD

49. VARIOUS OF JETS FLYING OVERHEAD, CROWD FILMING

50. (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE CITIZEN, WANG LAIFU, WHO TRAVELLED FROM XI'AN TO WATCH PARADE, SAYING:

"At the very least, people around the world must remember—remember history and never forget it—because Japan invaded China and other parts of the world. The people of the world should remember this."

51. POLICE CONTROLLING CROWD

52. (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) SECURITY GUARD, BAI, SAYING:

"As a Chinese person, I feel very proud. At the time of the founding of the People's Republic, China's planes flew twice, and Premier Zhou faced a situation of having nothing at all. Now, China has the J-20 and J-16 fighter jets.:

REPORTING ASKING: “HOW DO YOU FEEL?”

BAI SAYING: “I feel that China has truly become strong today."

President Xi hosted a reception for foreign leaders following the military parade and lavish event.

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53. ATTENDEES CLAPPING AS XI, PUTIN, KIM AND OTHER LEADERS ARRIVE FOR RECEPTION

54. XI DELIVERING SPEECH, SIGN ON BACKDROP COMMEMORATING 80 YEARS SINCE END OF WORLD WAR TWO

55. XI DELIVERING SPEECH

56. XI WALKING BACK TO HIS SEAT

57. RECEPTION IN PROGRESS