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China is staging a giant military parade in Tiananmen Square to mark 70 years since Japan's defeat in the Second World War. In his speech, president Xi Jingping pledged to reduce the Chinese army by nearly a third of a million. Many western leaders have shunned the event made up of 12,000 soldiers, 200 aircraft and some sophisticated weaponry. Wu Qing, a teacher, women's right activist and legislator, told Newsday about growing up during wartime. (Photo: Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army of China march in formation past the Tiananmen Square before a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing. Credit: Reuters)