IN BRIEF: What is known about Beijing parade

BEIJING, September 3. /TASS/. The People’s Liberation Army of China held a large-scale military parade on Tiananmen Square in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The event was attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the heads of state and government from 24 countries.

TASS has gathered the key information about the parade.

- Putin, as the guest of honor, was the last to arrive at the site of the parade.

- Putin took his seat at the central grandstand on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to the left of the event’s host, Chinese President Xi Jinping.

- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was seated on the left of the Chinese leader.