Chinese PLA Guard of Honor attends Russia's Victory Day parade

The Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) attend a grand parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Lai Xiangdong)

The Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) attend a grand parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Lai Xiangdong)

The Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) attend a grand parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)

A contingent of the Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) participate in a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Minsk, Belarus, May 9, 2025. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)

A contingent of the Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) participate in a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Minsk, Belarus, May 9, 2025. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)

A contingent of the Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) participate in a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Minsk, Belarus, May 9, 2025. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)