The 80th Anniversary Celebration of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War is a large-scale commemorative event held by the People's Republic of China on September 3, 2025, on the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World War II, held in Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.[1] The main content of the commemorative event is the military parade held in the morning of the same day to display the equipment of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, so it is also called the "September 3rd Military Parade"; after the military parade, a reception and a cultural evening were held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at noon and in the evening respectively.
This commemorative meeting is the fourth large-scale celebration event since Xi Jinping took office as General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission at the First Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee in November 2012. Li Qiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, presided over this type of meeting for the first time. This military parade is the 19th large-scale military parade since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it is also the second time that the country has used a military parade to commemorate the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, following the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in 2015.
