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) 
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) 
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) 
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) 
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) 
The biggest surprise at the parade was the appearance of the DF-17 hypersonic glide vehicle. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images) 
Military vehicles carry DF-31AG intercontinental ballistic missiles during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images) 
Planes from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force fly in formation during a parade in Beijing, China. (Wang He/Getty Images) 
Military vehicles carry DF-100 ground-based land-attack missiles. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images) 
The Liaoning province float featured a giant winged robot (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images) 
Military vehicles carry HHQ-9B surface-to-air missiles through Tiananmen Square. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images) 
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) 
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) 
Chinese soldiers shout as they march in formation. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) 
Chinese soldiers sit in small helicopters as they ride on trucks. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) 
Fireworks explode during China’s Oct. 1, 2019, parade in Beijing. (Wang He/Getty Images)
Check out the weapons at China’s military parade
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