Channel: World News

Category: News & Politics

Tags: newsleaderjinpingmusicalnorthparadekoreankimjongxikoreamassiveseptemberworld70thunpolitburomilitaryperformanceslianniversaryzhanshu

Description: North Korea marked the 70th anniversary of its founding on Sunday (September 9) morning with a dramatic military parade, floats, and musical performances. A sea of spectators watched the parade as tens of thousands goose-stepping soldiers and columns of tanks drove past a review stand where North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took the salute. Kim was joined at his special observer's balcony by Chinese senior politburo member Li Zhanshu, who is visiting as a special envoy representing President Xi Jinping. Attendees said they were "very glad" to have a chance to be this close to Kim. This year's military parade, unlike many other held on Founding Day in the past, was noticeably lacking the display of long-range missiles.