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A total of 4,028 soldiers, seen here during a rehearsal, will create massive changing images in the Tiananmen Square on the 01 October evening to celebrate the National Day. Photo by EPA/BGNES
President Hu Jintao inspected China's defense forces in Beijing on Thursday as the country began celebrations to mark the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic.
Addressing a rally in Tiananmen Square, Hu called on the Chinese people to unite more closely to build a "rich, strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious and modernized socialist country," state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
About 200,000 soldiers and civilians -- from veterans and athletes to space heroes and young people -- gathered in Tiananmen Square for the National Day military and mass parade showcasing achievements of the last 60 years, Xinhua reported.
They included a 1,300 member military band and a fly-past by China's first batch of female fighter pilots, Xinhua added.
Rain-dispersal rockets fired into the area in surrounding provinces and regions to induce rain before it reaches the capital in the largest weather-intervention effort since the opening ceremony of the Olympics last year, Xinhua reported.
China has offered Taiwan a promise of energy security as part of its longstanding campaign to promote what it calls “reunification,” presenting the move as a potential solution to disruptions in global energy supplies caused by the Middle East war.
An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in West Bengal, India, is sparking concern across Asia, prompting heightened screenings at airports and border crossings
A Chinese military spokesperson on Tuesday criticized the Philippines for disrupting peace and stability in the South China Sea, accusing it of co-opting countries outside the region to organize so-called "joint patrols.
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Tuesday called on the global community to firmly support multilateralism and free trade, and stay committed to win-win cooperation.
China saw its birth rate hit a record low in 2025, as the country’s population declined for the fourth consecutive year, raising concerns about long-term demographic and economic pressures for the world’s second-largest economy,
Breaking with the United States’ previous approach, Canada announced it will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, in exchange for lower Chinese tariffs on Canadian agricultural exports. Prime Minister Mark Carney said the deal sets an initial
US President Donald Trump said the conflict with Iran is “very close to over,” pointing to the possibility of a new round of direct talks expected to take place in Pakistan in the coming days
A shooting at a school in southeastern Turkey left 16 people injured after a former student opened fire before taking his own life, according to local authorities.
Despite the US-imposed naval blockade targeting Iranian-linked maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, several sanctioned vessels have continued to pass through the strategic waterway
The European Union has agreed on a major overhaul of its steel import regime, effectively doubling tariffs in an effort to protect domestic producers from what officials describe as a growing wave of low-cost foreign, particularly Chinese, exports
U.S. President Donald Trump has again escalated rhetoric beyond the ongoing war with Iran, suggesting that Cuba could become Washington’s next target
Hungary’s incoming prime minister Péter Magyar has signaled that his government will not obstruct the European Union’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine, while making clear that Budapest itself will not participate in the mechanism
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