That left-handed salutes are more appropriate for civilians greeting troops. Some of the most shared comments suggested Into weaponry, leadership gossip and faux pas.Ī leading question was why President Xi Jinping of China used his left hand to salute the troops as he rode down Chang’an Avenue in a limousine. The Victory Day parade was by far the leading topic of discussion on Weibo, China’s leading social media platform, on Thursday, as users scoured over photos and videos, looking for insights Liu said, “where the pay’s better and there’s more freedom than in the military.” “I’d prefer to find a job in a private company,’’ Ms. “And we should never forget the humiliations we suffered back then.”Īsked if she had any interest in working in the military to help build the weapons displayed on TV, she said no. “Our generation is lucky to be born at a time when the country will not be bullied by others,” she said. Liu Yanyan, 20, a physics major, said the parade left her feeling “very proud of the motherland.” Bai said that even though his own grandfather fought with the Communist forces against Japan during World War II, he was not anti-Japanese. “He is capable in everything from anti-corruption to the conflict in the South China Sea. “It will tell the people that China is now a strong country. “The parade is politically necessary,” Bai Nan, 23, an engineering student, said. There was nationalistic fervor, but also criticism of the Communist Party’s decision to make the march an anti-Japan event.
The Russian president stressed that the commemoration today is meant to build a peaceful and tranquil future based on equality and non-alignment among countries.Students from Tsinghua University in northwest Beijing gathered to watch the Victory Day celebrations. He noted in particular that China was the main battlefield in Asian countries' resistance against militarism in WWII, sacrificing millions of lives. Eight guards of honor marched into Red Square carrying Russia's national flag amid the WWII-themed song - "the Sacred War".ĭelivering a speech at the event, Putin said the victory of the Great Patriotic War was decisive for the WWII and saved Europeans from Nazi Fascism. (0700GMT), the commemorative event began. Accompanied by Putin, Xi, together with other distinguished guests, walked to Red Square and ascended to the reviewing stand to watch the Victory Day parade.Īt 10:00 a.m. President Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan were welcomed by Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday morning.
Xi, hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, was among more than 20 leaders of countries, regions and international organizations to attend the commemorative event. MOSCOW - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday attended a grand military parade held in Moscow to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War, Russia's term for World War II (WWII).
Russia marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe on Saturday with a military parade. Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev (L) and China's President Xi Jinping take part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the Victory Day by the Kremlin walls in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015.
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