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China marks WWII end, shows military power

音声ダウンロード

China's leader presided Sept. 3 over a massive parade of tanks, missiles and troops that displayed growing military might, but also pledged to reduce the army by 300,000 troops in a bid to show that his country poses no expansionist threat.

The parade in Beijing commemorated Japan's World War II defeat seven decades ago, with helicopters zooming across the sky in an array forming the number 70, but the event also underlined President Xi Jinping's determination to make China the preeminent Asian power. (AP)

中国、抗日戦争勝利70年の軍事パレードを開催

中国で9月3日、抗日戦争勝利70周年を記念する軍事パレードが開催された。習近平国家主席は演説で、中国は兵力を30万人削減すると宣言した。

The Japan Times ST: September 18, 2015