12,000 to march in V-Day parade in Beijing

More than 10 foreign armies will march in the China's WWII memorial parade, including the army from Russia and Kazakhstan. Some of the foreign armies have arrived in Beijing and are accepting training for the parade, according to Qu. Liaison officers and translators have been arranged for foreign armies and delegations and fixed-line telephones and free Wi-fi have also been provided.

"Beidou highly accurate orientation and measurement technology," part of China's indigenous positioning system, has been used in training for the upcoming high-profile parade in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Major General Wang Shun said on the press conference that to make the training more scientific and reasonable, parade units have been equipped with Beidou automatic time service system.

Wang, who is deputy chief of staff of Beijing Military Area Command and deputy commander of the parade, said the application of electronic parade sand model and simulation and emulation system has greatly improved the efficiency of the training.

Soldiers on foot formations can stand still for two hours, armament formations have a margin of error of plus or minus 0.3 seconds for speed and 10 centimeters for distance, while air echelons maintain perfect speed and distance, Wang added.

Armed forces have gathered into Beijing for the parade since June 10. They have been mainly training at Beijing Nankou training base and the air echelons were trained at airports around Beijing. Great efforts have been made to provide the best supporting conditions for officers and soldiers, Wang said.

Existing barracks are used as the accommodation, and 24-hour medical and health servicesare available, Wang said.