President Xi, center, with former Chinese presidents Hu Jintao, right, and Jiang Zemin, second right, and foreign leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left, and South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, at the parade, Sept 3, 2015. [Photo/people.cn] |
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It was the first time that Xi Jinping had observed troops as the country's top leader and delivered a speech atop the Tian'anmen Rostrum.
Xi announced China will cut the number of the country's troops by 300,000, the fourth military cut since the reform and opening-up in 1978.