CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Russian and North Korean leaders Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, respectively, joined Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the Tiananmen Square rostrum in Beijing on Sept. 3 to witness a parade vaunting China’s military might.

Among the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) military kit rolling along Chang’an Avenue will be a host of new weapon systems, including ballistic, cruise, anti-ship and air defense missiles.

The parade will ostensibly celebrate “the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War,” according to China.

With several parade rehearsals having taken place already, numerous new missiles to be unveiled in the parade have been spotted. Among them are the DF-26D and HQ-29.

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