China parades military capability

UNDERWATER drones, massive missiles and laser weapons dazzled crowds yesterday at a major military parade in Beijing, a show of strength for China as frictions with Washington simmer.

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Military experts have been closely eyeing the event, attended by several key foreign leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

During a speech ahead of the parade to mark 80 years since China's victory over Japan in World War II, President Xi Jinping hailed his country as “unstoppable”.

The country’s latest military hardware then rolled past cheering crowds gathered at Tiananmen Square in central Beijing as jubilant music rang out.

In one notable upgrade to China's military technology, the DF-5C intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was unveiled during yesterday's events.

The colossal liquid-fuelled nuclear weapons ~ part of the country’s “Dong-feng” missile series - were displayed during the parade in the flat beds of large, camouflaged military vehicles.

The Global Times, a nationalist tabloid, said that the DF-5C is capable of striking anywhere on Earth.