China to Celebrate End of WWII Anniversary with Huge Military Parade

China said Tuesday it will hold a military parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Sept. 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, with President Xi Jinping set to deliver a speech on the occasion.

The parade to commemorate what Beijing calls its victory in the 1937-1945 War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression will "display new-type combat capabilities such as unmanned intelligent systems, underwater combat units, cyber and electronic forces and hypersonic weapons," the official Xinhua News Agency said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend the event. In May, Xi joined a ceremony in Moscow to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe that Russia observes as Victory Day as well as a military parade held in Red Square.

China plans to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit involving Russia in Tianjin near Beijing this fall, with leaders of member countries likely to attend the war anniversary events in the Chinese capital.

The regional organization currently has 10 members - China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, Iran and Belarus.