Before President Xi Jinping visits the United States in September, China Daily editors pick three books on the Sino-US relationship.
Full of pride and excitement, Shao Yixi watched a broadcast of Thurday's victory parade in Beijing via YouTube in Australia and described the experience as unforgettable.
On June 17, Si Hongjun, a veteran tenor with the Chinese People's Armed Police Force Male Chorus and Orchestra, was assigned to a special job.
Amid the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45), China honored two veteran foreign experts for their outstanding contributions to the nation's development.
The first bang of the military parade in Beijing on Thursday was a salute of 56 guns in Tian'anmen Square by China's National Salute Unit.
Hard-won triumph remembered 70 years later as nation, friends embrace enduring peace
"In the interest of peace, we need to foster a keen sense of a global community of shared future," Xi said. "Prejudice, discrimination, hatred and war can only cause disaster and suffering, while mutual respect, equality, peaceful development and common prosperity represent the right path to take."
The military cuts President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday will mainly target "troops equipped with outdated armaments, administrative staff and noncombatant personnel", Ministry of National Defense spokesman Yang Yujun said at a news conference in Beijing.
China and Russia signed nearly 30 cooperation documents including a series of energy deals on Thursday during Russian President Vladimir Putin's stay in Beijing to attend China's V-Day celebrations.
When the vehicles carrying veterans were driven through Tian'anmen Square on Thursday morning, onlookers along Chang'an Avenue stood as one to honor the heroes.
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