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A KJ-2000 airborne early warning and control system leads J-10 fighter jets past a national flag during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II.
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A KJ-2000 airborne early warning and control system leads J-10 fighter jets past a national flag during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II.
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Tanks, missiles and troops in lock-step filed past Beijing’s iconic Tiananmen Square in a massive parade Sept. 3, 2015 commemorating Japan’s World War II defeat 70 years ago and underlining President Xi Jinping’s determination to make China the pre-eminent Asian power.