PLA's Moscow debut confirmed

China's top envoy in Russia confirmed on Monday that the People's Liberation Army will, for the first time, send a contingent to take part in a major parade in Moscow next month.

Russia plans to hold grand celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War - the country's term for World War II - on May 9, including a military parade in Red Square.

Li Hui, the Chinese ambassador to Russia, said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency on Monday, "It will be the first time that China has dispatched a marching contingent to take part in the military parade in Red Square."