Moments of PLA 90th anniversary military parade

A grand military parade to mark the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is held in the Zhurihe military training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on July 30, 2017. This is the first time that China commemorates the Army Day, which falls on August 1, with a military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the troops and delivered an important speech. 12,000 troops, more than 100 aircraft and 500 pieces of grand equipment rallied for the parade. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]

A grand military parade to mark the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is held in the Zhurihe military training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on July 30, 2017. This is the first time that China commemorates the Army Day, which falls on August 1, with a military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the troops and delivered an important speech. 12,000 troops, more than 100 aircraft and 500 pieces of grand equipment rallied for the parade. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]

A grand military parade to mark the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is held in the Zhurihe military training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on July 30, 2017. This is the first time that China commemorates the Army Day, which falls on August 1, with a military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the troops and delivered an important speech. 12,000 troops, more than 100 aircraft and 500 pieces of grand equipment rallied for the parade. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]

A grand military parade to mark the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is held in the Zhurihe military training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on July 30, 2017. This is the first time that China commemorates the Army Day, which falls on August 1, with a military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the troops and delivered an important speech. 12,000 troops, more than 100 aircraft and 500 pieces of grand equipment rallied for the parade. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]

A grand military parade to mark the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is held in the Zhurihe military training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on July 30, 2017. This is the first time that China commemorates the Army Day, which falls on August 1, with a military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the troops and delivered an important speech. 12,000 troops, more than 100 aircraft and 500 pieces of grand equipment rallied for the parade. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]

A grand military parade to mark the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is held in the Zhurihe military training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on July 30, 2017. This is the first time that China commemorates the Army Day, which falls on August 1, with a military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the troops and delivered an important speech. 12,000 troops, more than 100 aircraft and 500 pieces of grand equipment rallied for the parade. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]

A grand military parade to mark the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is held in the Zhurihe military training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on July 30, 2017. This is the first time that China commemorates the Army Day, which falls on August 1, with a military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the troops and delivered an important speech. 12,000 troops, more than 100 aircraft and 500 pieces of grand equipment rallied for the parade. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]

A grand military parade to mark the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is held in the Zhurihe military training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on July 30, 2017. This is the first time that China commemorates the Army Day, which falls on August 1, with a military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the troops and delivered an important speech. 12,000 troops, more than 100 aircraft and 500 pieces of grand equipment rallied for the parade. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]

A grand military parade to mark the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is held in the Zhurihe military training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on July 30, 2017. This is the first time that China commemorates the Army Day, which falls on August 1, with a military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the troops and delivered an important speech. 12,000 troops, more than 100 aircraft and 500 pieces of grand equipment rallied for the parade. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]

A grand military parade to mark the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is held in the Zhurihe military training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on July 30, 2017. This is the first time that China commemorates the Army Day, which falls on August 1, with a military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the troops and delivered an important speech. 12,000 troops, more than 100 aircraft and 500 pieces of grand equipment rallied for the parade. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]

A grand military parade to mark the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is held in the Zhurihe military training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on July 30, 2017. This is the first time that China commemorates the Army Day, which falls on August 1, with a military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the troops and delivered an important speech. 12,000 troops, more than 100 aircraft and 500 pieces of grand equipment rallied for the parade. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]

A grand military parade to mark the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is held in the Zhurihe military training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on July 30, 2017. This is the first time that China commemorates the Army Day, which falls on August 1, with a military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the troops and delivered an important speech. 12,000 troops, more than 100 aircraft and 500 pieces of grand equipment rallied for the parade. [Photo: China Plus/Li Jin]