China’s Victory Day parade

Chinese President Xi Jinping gestures as he delivers a speech behind Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, center, and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Tiananmen Gate during a military parade at Tiananmen Square.

Military vehicles carrying DF-26 ballistic missiles drive past Tiananmen Gate during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

A Chinese armored vehicle leaves after taking part in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

Military vehicles carry DF-10 ship launched cruise missiles drive past Tiananmen Gate during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

Chinese soldiers ride in armored vehicles as they drive in front of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City during a military parade in Beijing.

A portrait of Mao Tse-tung is displayed as a group of Chinese officers stand in a reviewing stand before a military parade at Tiananmen Square.

Spectators and Chinese paramilitary policemen take photos with their mobile phones as President Xi Jinping rides by on top of a vehicle after inspecting a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

A KJ-2000 airborne early warning and control system leads J-10 fighter jets flying past a national flag during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.

Chinese soldiers march past Tiananmen Square before a military parade Sept. 3, 2015 in Beijing.

Chinese soldiers march past Tiananmen Square.

Troops pass the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square.

A formation of military aircraft performs Aug. 23 during a rehearsal ahead of celebrations in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Asia.

Chinese military guards stand Sept. 1 in Tiananmen Square in Beijing prior to a military parade Sept. 3.

Soldiers perform military exercises July 22, 2014, at the Academy of Armored Forces Engineering of the PLA in China. The country’s military will be showcased at an upcoming parade.

Chinese People’s Liberation Army sailors march past Tiananmen Square during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1, 2009. China.

Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers train in the snow in February in Heihe, Heilongjiang province.

China’s military shows off its latest missiles during the 2009 National Day in Beijing.

Chinese sailors march at a July 1 holiday.