At 8:30 a.m., the parade troops, equipment and 180,000 marching crowds were all assembled on Chang'an Avenue, Tiananmen Square and at various assembly points. 9:30 a.m., 151 parade planes in the air echelon took off one after another from major airports and began to form up in the air.
At 10:00 a.m. sharp, party and state leaders appeared at the Tiananmen Square citadel. As Liu Qi announced the start of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the People's Republic of China, 56 salutes were fired and the brightly colored five-star red flag was raised amid the national anthem sung by the whole audience.
At 10:09, the stirring sound of military music opened the prelude to the 60th anniversary of the National Day parade. Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, accompanied by Fang Fenghui, commander of the Beijing Military Region and commander-in-chief of the parade, rode in the red flag parade car to the east, greeted the parade of soldiers and men in the parade, and reviewed the 44 ground squares arrayed in Chang'an Street.
10:36, the parade began, with the three military honor guards as a forerunner, the mighty forces marching through Tiananmen Square
National Day parade preparations are basically ready, 56 squads and echelons will be a show of strong lineups and mighty posture. The 52 types of equipment in the parade are 100 percent domestic, and nearly 90 percent of them are being paraded for the first time.
The National Day Parade Joint Command specializes in the development of three-dimensional simulation system, the parade ceremony of the whole elements, the whole process of implementation of simulation, repeated research and demonstration, the development of a scientific and thorough parade implementation plan.
The entire parade ceremony process is divided into five steps - maneuvering into the scene, site preparation, parade, separate ceremony, evacuation and retreat. For viewing is the parade and the separation ceremony, the total time is about 66 minutes.
The troops participating in the parade ceremony are the army, navy, air force, the second artillery and armed police forces, as well as militia reserve forces, respectively, from the Beijing Military Region, Jinan Military Region, Nanjing Military Region, Guangzhou Military Region, the navy, air force, the second artillery, the armed police forces, the People's Liberation Army, the four headquarters of the units directly under the PLA, as well as the Beijing Municipality and other 13 large units draw groups. The main body of the parade force is the "80" "90" new generation of officers and soldiers.
The parade **** has 56 squads and echelons, including 14 foot squads, 30 equipment squads and 12 air echelons. Its formation structure mainly reflects the idea that the construction of our army has changed from quantitative scale to qualitative effectiveness and from manpower-intensive to science and technology-intensive.
The 14 foot squads include the three military honor guards, army, navy, air force, second artillery academies and troops squads, armed police squads, militia and reserve squads. The formation of the foot squads, most of them are 25 x 14 + 2, that is, 25 people on the front, 14 rows deep, the leader 2 people, a total of 352 people in a square.
The 30 equipment squads include tanks, infantry vehicles, artillery, missiles and security equipment squads. Most of the equipment squads are organized into formations of 4×4+2, that is, 4 vehicles on the front, 4 rows in depth, 2 vehicles in the leader, and a total of ****18 vehicles.
The 12 air echelons include early-warning aircraft, bombers, refueling and fueling planes, jets, jets, helicopters, and trainer echelons. The formation of the air echelon has a wedge shape and a "zigzag" shape. The number of aircraft in the air echelon ranges from 6 to 18.
Weapons and equipment are 100 percent localized, 90 percent of the first-time parade
The 52 types of equipment on parade are 100 percent localized, and nearly 90 percent of the first-time parade.
The new equipment displayed by the army included various types of combat vehicles, artillery, anti-aircraft missiles, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles and satellite communication equipment.
The new equipment displayed by the navy mainly included anti-ship missiles, shore missiles, ship-to-air missiles, marine combat vehicles and fighter jets.
The new equipment displayed by the air force mainly includes early warning aircraft, fighter jets, new radars, airborne combat vehicles and surface-to-air missiles.
The new equipment displayed by the Second Artillery included conventional missiles, nuclear missiles and cruise missiles.
In response to a question about China's display of strong military power causing concern among some neighboring countries, Gao said many countries are in the habit of holding military parades on important anniversaries and grand festivals, and it is customary to display some armed forces and weapons and equipment in the parades. Whether a country's military power poses a threat or not does not depend on the strength of its military power, but mainly on what kind of policy it pursues. Our country has always adhered to the path of peaceful development and has always been committed to building a harmonious world of lasting peace and ****same prosperity.
Some foreign media commented that the display of strategic nuclear weapons in the parade is a hint that China's nuclear policy will change. Gao said China has always adhered to its nuclear strategy of self-defense. It abides by its commitment not to be the first to use nuclear weapons at any time or under any circumstances, and unconditionally not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear countries or nuclear-weapon-free zones. China has adopted an extremely restrained attitude towards the development of nuclear weapons and has never deployed nuclear weapons outside its territory. It has not in the past and will not in the future participate in a nuclear arms race.
9 points of view more complete military specialties, equipment types
The biggest difference with the previous 13 military parades is that the parade reduced the number of army squads and foot squads, increased the number of naval, air force, the second artillery and other military service squads and equipment squads, improved the scientific and technological content of the equipment, the elements of the parade is more complete, the military specialties are more comprehensive, more varied types of equipment, a strong joint nature. Gao Jianguo revealed that the parade is more complete in terms of equipment and technology. Gao Jianguo revealed nine points of view of the parade:
■The parade officers and soldiers of the mighty array, the military posture.
■The foot squad's firm and bold pace and forward-looking demeanor. The equipment squad's action and the momentum of the mountains and the mountains. The air echelon of the dragon in the air and the precise and wonderful flight. The military band's exquisite performance and beautiful melody.
■ Our army 07 type clothing series novel design concept and beautiful style.
■Refer to the composition of the military force. Mainly look at the integrity of our armed forces system.
■ parade equipment. Mainly look at the active level of our weapons and equipment.
■■The formation of squads and echelons. Mainly see the characteristics of our army mechanization, information technology composite development.
■The joint, efficient and precise command of the parade.
■The precise and smooth coordination between foot squads, equipment squads, air echelons, as well as military bands, standard bearers and commentators.
■The planning and design of this parade is synchronized with the development of our military, and the development of the times in tune with the innovative design concepts.
Beijing correspondent Xu Yiru (Beijing morning telegram)
Focus on the female militia squad: from "catwalk" to "kicking the right foot"
The parade squad has three " The three military women's military squad, women's militia squad, women pilots echelon. Among them, the women's militia squad is made up of women militia in Beijing, and will be the only militia squad on parade.
The members of the women's militia squad come from all walks of life - civil servants, teachers, returnees, college students, foreign employees, etc., all of them are "non-professional, zero start". This means that these "post-80s" and "post-90s" will have to work harder.
At the end of last year, the women's militia squad formed a team to start training. According to the training requirements, every day the girls have to walk more than 12 laps on the training ground, the intensity of the boys are relatively large, but they have persisted. In the summer heat of Beijing training, a set of sweat-soaked uniforms to wear from morning to night; in the hard concrete floor "kicking step", an average of one month each to practice a pair of bad shoes.
Among the many girls, the leaders Zhang Xiaofei and Zhao Na are the ones who get the most attention from the media. The same height of 1.78 meters, the same China Women's College advertising modeling and image design professional fresh graduates, and together as the past year's Beijing Olympic Games etiquette tasks, this pair of sisters of the tacit understanding is extraordinary. In order to be a good "leading soldier", the valiant posture of the Chinese women's militia to the world, they took the initiative to add their own training.
Practicing physical fitness, others do 20 push-ups, they do 50; others end leg 5 minutes, they have to be more than 10 minutes; every day than teammates more than 500 kick step. In the training ground, living area, often see their legs tied sandbags, back inserted "cross" practicing action figure. During training breaks, the two will also perform a "catwalk" on the concrete catwalk with music. From the catwalk to the training ground, from "catwalk" to "kicking", they have completed a magnificent transformation from "model" to "soldier". They have completed a magnificent transformation from "model" to "soldier". (According to Xinhua News Agency)
Focus link Navy parade 8 squads on behalf of the Navy's 5 major branches of the military
In the 56 parties (echelon) to participate in the 60th anniversary of the National Day parade, there are 8 from the Navy, namely, three foot squads, four equipment squads and an air echelon, respectively, on behalf of the Navy's five major branches of the Navy's surface ships, submarines, aviation, marines and coast guard forces.
Li Hanjun, deputy commander-in-chief of the National Day Parade Command's foot contingent and director of the Navy's military training department, said this is a centralized debut of the People's Navy as a strategic, comprehensive and international military service, as well as a demonstration of the Navy's achievements after it has implemented a strategic transformation.
Li Hanjun said the naval cadet squad was the fifth to appear, and they came from the Dalian Ship Academy. Sailor squad from the Naval Submarine Academy, is the youngest squad in the parade force, the average age of the sailors on parade is only 19 years old, enlisted only 10 months. Dressed in marine camouflage Marine Corps squad, known as the "land tiger, sea dragon, air eagle". By 15 new fighter-bomber air echelon of naval aviation from the South Sea Fleet, is the first time to participate in the National Day parade. Navy 4 equipment squad, in addition to the Marine Corps combat vehicle squad, there are 3 from the coast defense force, respectively, for the ship-air missile squad, anti-ship missile squad and shore missile squad. Naval coast defense force deployed in important coastal areas, to participate in coastal defense operations. At present, the Navy Coastal Defense Force has become a major air defense, offshore air defense capabilities, but also can effectively support other military types to implement the attack of the new type of military.