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The 70th national anniversary parade was the fifth major parade since Xi Jinping took power as CCP General Secretary (China's paramount leader) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (Commander-in-chief) in 2012, and occurred with the mass protests in Hong Kong that have been on-going since 9 June as backdrop.
It has been held every decade since 1959, annually from 1950 to 1959, and has been broadcast live on China Central Television since 1984. [2] The most recent National Day parade took place on October 1, 2019, on the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
It was the first naval parade by the PLAN since the 2018 South China Sea Parade just over year prior. Xi Jinping , General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission reviewed the parade in his position as party leader and commander-in-chief .
In a 2019 speech commemorating the PRC’s 70th anniversary, Xi had said that no force could sway China’s development, amid festivities involving a military parade and large-scale celebrations ...
During the 2020 interview with the FBI, according to federal prosecutors, an agent asked Sun about the trips to China and confronted her with a photo from the 70th anniversary celebration.
In 1999, the Central Committee decided to hold a military parade for the 50th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, and a large-scale military parade was held on October 1 of the same year in Tiananmen Square. [17] In 2009, a large military parade was held on the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China on the National Day. [18]
In a fearsome escalation of violence, Hong Kong police shot a protester in the chest at close range Tuesday, leaving the teenager bleeding and howling on the ground. Tens of thousands joined anti ...
On 26 November 2015, the People's Bank of China issued a blue ¥100 commemorative note to commemorate aerospace science and technology. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the issuance of the Renminbi, the People's Bank of China issued 120 million ¥50 banknotes on 28 December 2018.