From ballistic missiles to fighter jets, China has rolled out a host of high-tech weaponry ahead of a parade next week commemorating victory over Japan in World War II, in a signal of Beijing's growing confidence in its military might.
China has poured capital into developing its homegrown weapons industry with an eye toward export markets as it projects greater military power in disputed waters in the South and East China Seas.
Qu Rui, a military official and deputy director of the office organizing the parade, says all the weapons and equipment on show would be Chinese-made, 84 percent shown for the first time. "They represent the new development, new achievements and new images of the building of the Chinese armed forces," he said at a recent briefing.
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