CHINA plans to hold a military parade on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender, it was announced today.

The commemoration of the defeat of the Japanese will be led by President Xi Jinping.

The Chinese Kuomintang party veterans who fought in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression will be invited to observe the parade, which will be held in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.

The parade, which will feature the latest Chinese military technology, is part of a series of events marking the 80th anniversary of the war, according to a press conference held on Tuesday to announce the plans for the commemoration.

The family members of the fallen fighters against the Japanese aggression will also be invited to observe the parade, according to the press conference held by China’s state council information office.

Japan launched an invasion of China in 1937, seizing much of the east of the country.

Wu Zeke, deputy head of the combat operations department of the central military commission’s joint staff department, said that the equipment formations participating in the parade will prominently display the latest achievements in the Chinese military’s equipment system development.

He said: “All weapons and equipment to be reviewed are domestically produced, active-duty main battle gear.”