The Chinese Ministry of National Defense has taken questions from the media about Sunday’s military parade.
China has held a grand military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of its People’s Liberation Army that took place at the Zhurihe Training Base, in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Zhurihe is China’s most advanced training base and covers an area nearly as big as Hong Kong.
It is the first time a military parade has been held to mark Army Day.
President Xi Jinping, in his capacity as Chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspected the troops and delivered a keynote speech.
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Ministry of National Defense Spokesperson Ren Guoqiang said the parade was different from those that take place in squares.
“There were no foot formations or goose-steps, no military band or choir, nor mass observations by civilians,” he said. He added that the military parade was organized according to the requirements of field battles. There were no decorations on the weaponry, and elements not combat-oriented were reduced to a minimum.
The combat training followed the yearly training plan. It was not related to the regional situation.
