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Chinese President Xi Jinping drives in a Hong Qi car after inspecting the troops during a parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at Tiananmen Square in 1949, on Oct. 1, 2019, in Beijing, China. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
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The WZ-8 made its debut at the parade. It's believed to be a high-speed platform capable of attaining supersonic flight. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)
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China’s state-run news agency Xinhua said the 16 DF-41 transporter-erector-launchers at the parade came from two brigades with the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
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Planes from the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force fly in formation during a parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. (Wang He/Getty Images)
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Military vehicles carry DF-5B intercontinental ballistic missiles during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)
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The biggest surprise at the parade was the appearance of the DF-17 hypersonic glide vehicle. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)
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Military vehicles carry DF-31AG intercontinental ballistic missiles during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)
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Planes from the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force fly in formation during a parade in Beijing, China. (Wang He/Getty Images)
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Military vehicles carry DF-100 ground-based land-attack missiles. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Liaoning province float featured a giant winged robot (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)
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Military vehicles carry HHQ-9B surface-to-air missiles through Tiananmen Square. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)
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An UAV is shown during the military parade for the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China. (Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)
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Chinese soldiers sit atop mobile rocket launchers as they drive in a parade to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
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Chinese soldiers shout as they march in formation. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
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Chinese soldiers sit in small helicopters as they ride on trucks. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
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Fireworks explode during China's Oct. 1, 2019, parade in Beijing. (Wang He/Getty Images)