Published: 09:42, September 4, 2025
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Leaders, veterans feted
By China Daily
President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and his wife Peng Liyuan, attend the reception together with foreign leaders and guests to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War in Beijing on Sept 3, 2025. (PHOTO / CHINA NEWS SERVICE)
President Xi shakes hands with war veterans at Tian'anmen Rostrum before a military parade in Beijing on Sept 3, 2025 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Guests salute during the military parade. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
A national flag-raising ceremony is held at Tian'anmen Square during the grand gathering in Beijing on Sept 3, 2025. (ZOU HONG / CHINA DAILY)
President Xi Jinping waves from the Tian'anmen Rostrum in Beijing on Sept 3, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA)