China conducted the first comprehensive rehearsal for a grand military parade in Beijing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The rehearsal took place from the night of August 9 to the early hours of August 10, 2025, around Tian'anmen Square, with central Beijing temporarily closed to traffic to accommodate the event. The parade is scheduled for September 3, 2025, marking the anniversary of the end of World War II. This rehearsal involved a large-scale military procession and was described as a full-scale practice ahead of the official commemoration.
China's envoy to the United Nations urged on Wednesday the international community to remember history, advocate the correct historical view of World War II, safeguard peace, strengthen solidarity, and uphold multilateralism as the world faces mounting challenges. #UN https://t.co/9XQq1AbisH
#Opinion: As China commemorates the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, it does so not in isolation but as part of a global family that once stood together in resistance, and must now stand together in https://t.co/6vfGa93FVf
To mark the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War, a number of new books themed around the war-time history were unveiled at the 2025 #Shanghai Book Fair, which kicked off on https://t.co/aozPqncuwR