<p class="MsoNormal">To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), China had one of the biggest displays of strength with tens of thousands of soldiers, hundreds of aircraft and parts of its nuclear arsenal.</p> <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-full" title="China Shows Off The Strength Of Their Military In A Parade" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/image2-1-1501599056.jpg" alt="China Shows Off The Strength Of Their Military In A Parade" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/image2-1-1501599056.jpg" />© Reuters</p> <p class="MsoNormal">President Xi Jinping, in full military fatigues, talked about the growth of the Chinese armed forces in his speech, telling the troops that “A strong army is needed now more than ever.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">"The PLA has the confidence and capability to defeat all invading enemies and safeguard China's national sovereignty, security and development interests. We need to build a strong people's military more than any other time in history".</p> <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-full" title="China Shows Off The Strength Of Their Military In A Parade" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/image3-1501599123.jpg" alt="China Shows Off The Strength Of Their Military In A Parade" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/image3-1501599123.jpg" />© Reuters</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The whole event took place at the Inner Mongolian desert region, which is situated to the far north of the country, with the highlights being the Dongfeng-31AG, an intercontinental, nuclear-tipped ballistic missile and the Dongfeng-21D, a missile with the capability of taking out an aircraft carrier.</p> <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-full" title="China Shows Off The Strength Of Their Military In A Parade" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/image4-1501599170.jpg" alt="China Shows Off The Strength Of Their Military In A Parade" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/image4-1501599170.jpg" />© Reuters</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And that wasn't it! Along with all that, there were brand new stealth bomber aircraft and a range of combat-ready troops, numbering 12,000 in total.</p> <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-full" title="China Shows Off The Strength Of Their Military In A Parade" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/image5-1501599206.jpg" alt="China Shows Off The Strength Of Their Military In A Parade" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/image5-1501599206.jpg" />© Reuters</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The event was broadcasted on state-controlled television within China as well as live streamed on YouTube – a website that is actually banned in the country – for those abroad.</p> <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-full" title="China Shows Off The Strength Of Their Military In A Parade" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/image6-1501599237.jpg" alt="China Shows Off The Strength Of Their Military In A Parade" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/image6-1501599237.jpg" />© Reuters</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Xi Jinping repeatedly shouted: "Comrades, you've worked hard" and "Hello, Comrades" to the assembled troops into microphones mounted onto his jeep, while the massed ranks responded with: "Serve the people", "Follow the Party", "Fight to win" and "Forge exemplary conduct".</p> <p class="MsoNormal">India better watch out!</p> <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-full" title="China Shows Off The Strength Of Their Military In A Parade" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/image7-1501599274.jpg" alt="China Shows Off The Strength Of Their Military In A Parade" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/image7-1501599274.jpg" />© Reuters</p> <p class="MsoNormal">You can watch the whole thing here:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF4kVqsfA5s"></a></p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="1" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tF4kVqsfA5s"></iframe>