Who is Going To Participate In China's Massive WW2 Military Parade?

PLA soldiers practice for the VJ-Day parade in Beijing, July 28. (File photo/Xinhua)

Shannon Tiezzi, The Diplomat: What Countries Will March in China's WW2 Anniversary Military Parade?

Foreign troops have already started arriving in Beijing for the September 3 parade.

With Abe’s statement on the 70th anniversary of World War II in the books, those interested in Asia’s “history wars” are turning their focus to the next big event: China’s commemoration of the anniversary of the end of the war, which falls on September 3. The highlight of those celebrations will be a major military parade in Beijing, the first time China has held such a parade to celebrate the end of the war.

Ever since China’s Ministry of Defense announced that the parade would be an international one, with soldiers from other countries invited to participate, the world has wondered which countries will take part. Russia’s Victory Day parade on May 9 featured troops from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, India, Mongolia, and Serbia. China will be hoping to at least match that tally. China’s Ministry of Defense confirmed in June that Russia and Mongolia would be sending troops to take part in China’s parade.

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China ramping up publicity for upcoming military parade -- AP
Armies of at least 10 countries to join China's VJ-Day parade -- Want China Times/Xinhua
In China, a host of restrictions herald a major military parade -- L.A. Times
More Than 10 Countries to Join China's Military Parade -- ABC News/AP
Chinese military readies itself for V-Day parade -- Want China Times/Xinhua
China to debut new armaments in military parade -- Xinhua
China military parade soldiers to stand hours, no movement -- CCTV
China's military parade to show off weaponry -- Asia One
'Old-school tub-thumping': 12,000 Chinese troops prepare for WW2 parade -- The Guardian