The 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was a military parade held on Chang'an Avenue, Beijing, on 3 September 2025 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Second World War, collectively termed by the Chinese government as the "World Anti-Fascist War".
Over 12,000 troops of the People's Liberation Army participated in the parade. This event marked the fourth large-scale celebration since Xi Jinping became the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012. This parade marked the 19th major military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and the second to commemorate the victory over Japan through a military parade, following the 2015 parade. A total of 26 world leaders attended the parade, including Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was a military parade held on Chang'an Avenue, Beijing, on 3 September 2025 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Second World War, collectively termed by the Chinese government as the "World Anti-Fascist War".
Over 12,000 troops of the People's Liberation Army participated in the parade. This event marked the fourth large-scale celebration since Xi Jinping became the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012. This parade marked the 19th major military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and the second to commemorate the victory over Japan through a military parade, following the 2015 parade. A total of 26 world leaders attended the parade, including Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Preparations
The official logo for the event was officially unveiled by the State Council Information Office on 13 May 2025. Senior PLA officer Wu Zeke stated in June 2025 that the parade will feature "new-type combat capabilities" as well as a speech by CCP general secretary Xi Jinping.
In his opening remarks, Xi stated that "through immense national sacrifice, the Chinese people made a major contribution to saving human civilization and safeguarding world peace" and that the People's Liberation Army has always been a "heroic force that the party and the people can fully trust." He went on to say that "Today, humanity is again faced with the choice of peace or war," that the Chinese people "firmly stand on the right side of history," that China will "never intimidated by any bullies" and that the "rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" was unstoppable.
Parade groups
The following are the parade groups attended the parade marchpast:
Marchpast column
In order of appearance:
PLA Tri-service Guard of Honor Battalion
Ground Force battalion (provided by units related to the Eight Route Army and New Fourth Army)
Navy battalion
Air Force battalion
Rocket Force battalion
Aerospace Force battalion
Cyberspace Force battalion
Information Support Force battalion
Joint Logistics Support Force battalion
People's Armed Police battalion (provided by Armed Police Beijing Corps)
Reserve Force reservist battalion
Militia battalion (provided by the Women's Militia)
China UN Peacekeepers battalion (provided by 81st Group Army PLAGF)
Mobile column
In order of appearance:
Banner formation of 80 honorary battalions
Ground assault formation
Type 99B main battle tanks
Type 100 main battle tanks
Type 100 support vehicles
Amphibious assault formation
ZTL-11 wheeled assault guns
ZBL-09 infantry fighting vehicles
ZLL-09 self-propelled howitzers
Airborne assault formation
an unnamed airborne armored personnel carrier
an unnamed airborne infantry fight vehicle
an unnamed airborne mortar carrier
Long-range artillery formation
PHL-16 multiple rocket launchers
Naval air defense formation
HHQ-9C naval air defense missile
HQ-16C medium-range air defense missile
HQ-10A short-range air defense missile
LY-1 laser air defense system
Anti-ship missile formation
YJ-15 supersonic anti-ship cruise missile
YJ-19 hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile
YJ-17 hypersonic anti-ship glide vehicle
YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile
Underwater weapon formation
AMB012 light torpedo
AJC015 rocket-launched lightweight torpedo
AQA010 heavy torpedo
AQS003A torpedo-launched mine
Early-warning detection formation
Type 4 high-mobility radar system
Air Defense formation
HQ-11 short/medium-range combined missile-and-gun air defense system
HQ-9C long-range air defense missile
HQ-20 medium-range air defense missile
HQ-22A medium/long-range semi-active radar homing/command guidance air defence system
HQ-19 anti-ballistic/anti-satellite missile
HQ-29 anti-ballistic/anti-satellite missile
Anti-Drone warfare formation
OW5
FK-3000
Hurricane 3000
Cyberspace combat formation
Type 4 cyberwarfare system
Electronic countermeasure formation
Type 5 electronic countermeasure system
Information support formation
Unmanned land combat formation
ZRY222 unmanned ground combat vehicle
ZRZ100 unmanned ground combat vehicle
GPJ221 unmanned mine-clearing vehicle
CWB221 unmanned transport vehicle with quadcopter and robot wolves
The music is conducted by the Central Military Band of PLA, with the music setting below:
Reception
The reception was held at 11:30 am BST. CCP general secretary Xi Jinping received guests from the party, government and military, veterans and their descendants, and invitees from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and the diaspora.
Gala performance
A gala performance was held in 8pm BST, the sequence of the performance is listed below:
Invited guests and dignitaries
According to the Chinese assistant foreign minister Hong Lei, a total of 26 world leaders attended the parade. The following leaders and dignitaries attended the parade:
China
Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CCP, President of the PRC and Chairman of the CMC
Li Qiang, Member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Premier of the State Council
Zhao Leji, Member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Chairman of the NPCSC
Wang Huning, Member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee
Cai Qi, Member of the Politburo Standing Committee, Secretariat and Director of the General Office of the CCP
Ding Xuexiang, Member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council
Li Xi, Member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Former CCP Politburo Standing Committee members Li Ruihuan, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Li Lanqing, Zeng Qinghong, Wu Guanzheng, Li Changchun, He Guoqiang, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan, and Zhang Gaoli
Han Zheng, Vice President of the PRC
Members of the 20th Politburo of the CCP and Central Secretariat of the CCP
Vice Chairpersons of NPCSC, State councilors, Chief Justice of SPC, Prosecutor General of SPP, Vice Chairperson of CPPCC National Committee
John Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Executive of Hong Kong and his delegation of approximately 360 people
Sam Hou Fai, Chief Executive of Macau and members of his delegation
Taiwan
Communist: Chang Li-chi
Kuomintang: Hung Hsiu-chu, He Luying, Li Te-wei, Hsu Cheng-wen
New Party: Wu Cherng-dean, Lee Sheng-feng, You Chihbin, Tsao Yuanchang, Kuo Kuanying
Labor Party: Wu Jung-yuan
Reunification Alliance Party: Li Shang-hsien
Non-partisan: Stella Chou, Wan Ju-cheng,
International
Heads of state and government
President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
General Secretary and President of State Affairs Kim Jong Un of North Korea.
President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan.
King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia.
President Lương Cường of Vietnam.
General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith of Laos.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia.
President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh of Mongolia.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan.
Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli of Nepal.
President Mohamed Muizzu of Maldives.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan.
President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan.
President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan.
President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus.
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia.
President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran.
President Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe.
President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia.
Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia. Fico was the only leader of an EU member state to attend.
First Secretary and President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba.
Acting President Min Aung Hlaing of Myanmar.
Parliament speakers and deputy prime ministers
Speaker of the National Assembly Woo Won-shik of South Korea.
President of the National Parliament Maria Fernanda Lay of Timor-Leste.
President of the National Assembly Jorge Rodríguez of Venezuela.
Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong of Singapore.
Deputy Prime Minister Kamel al-Wazir of Egypt.
Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov of Bulgaria.
High-level representatives
Chief Advisor to the President Celso Amorim of Brazil.
Ambassador to China Marcos Galvão of Brazil.
Presidential Adviser Laureano Ortega Murillo of Nicaragua.
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó of Hungary.
Armed Forces Commander Haszaimi Bol Hassan of Brunei.
National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh.
Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir of Pakistan.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan of Turkey.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar of Turkey.
International organizations
Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn of ASEAN.
Secretary General Sergei Lebedev of CIS.
Under Secretary General Li Junhua of the United Nations.
President Dilma Rousseff of the New Development Bank.
Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Former politicians
Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of Japan.
Former Prime Minister Yves Leterme of Belgium.
Former President Ueli Maurer of Switzerland.
Former Prime Minister George Papandreou of Greece.
Former Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema of Italy.
Former Prime Minister Adrian Năstase of Romania.
Former Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă of Romania.
Former Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand.
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark of New Zealand.
Former Foreign Minister and NSW Premier Bob Carr of Australia.
Former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews of Australia.