Friday, October 2, 2009

China's military struts its stuff

Oct 2, 2009
By Cristian Segura and Wu Zhong
Asia Times Online

BEIJING and HONG HONG - Celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) reached a climax on Thursday morning with a grand military parade in Tiananmen Square in the capital to showcase the rise of the Middle Kingdom.
Some advanced hardware developed and made in China and which has been kept secret, such as the People's Liberation Army's (PLA's) airborne early warning and control aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles, were on display during the parade, which was reviewed by President Hu Jintao and other Chinese leaders.
The massive parade featuring thousands of troops - a Xinhua report said it involved nearly 200,000 servicemen and women and civilian - also showcased tanks and trucks carrying nuclear missiles, as fighter planes screamed overhead and a 2,000-strong military band belted out martial tunes.
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