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China marked the 90th founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), which falls on August 1 with a major exhibition. This attracts people from all walks of life. The exhibition features major PLA battles, events and historic achievements and it contains models of the major PLA military equipment in active service, with over 1,000 photos and 1,300 relics and other items on display. (Reuters)
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The mega exhibition is expected to attract over 60,000 tourists as the entrance for the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution was already packed with visitors, despite the rain. (Reuters)
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There were media reports that People's Liberation Army (PLA) will hold war games instead of usual military parade to showcase its military might on the world's largest standing force's 90th anniversary. (Reuters)
China’s first stealth fighter, the J-20, which went into service with the PLA Air Force in March, was very likely to feature. <br /><br /> In this photo a J-10 fighter jet was showcased during an exhibition. (Reuters) 
President Xi Jinping, who is also the overall commander of the 2.3 million-strong army, has ordered war games over military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA on August 1. (Reuters) -
The full-scale military manoeuvre will test the PLA’s capability to integrate and coordinate land forces, army aviation, the newly established rocket force, strategic support units and logistics between different troops, with more hi-tech weapons being displayed. (Reuters)
The planned war games coincide with over a month-long standoff between Chinese and Indian troops in the Doklam area in the Sikkim. <br /><br /> In this photo a DF-2 Ground-to-Ground Missile was showcased during an exhibition. (Reuters) -
Besides Doklam, China is also concerned by the deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) missile by the US in South Korea despite its opposition. (Reuters)
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The exhibition is great in the way it chronicles the history of the PLA. Visitors can be seen taking a lot of pictures. (Reuters)
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Besides the war games this year, which were supposed to be the biggest ever to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA, it is also important for China to showcase the military power through exhibition, because one shouldn't forget history of the country. (Reuters)
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