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After noon, the transport aircraft landed at Noi Bai International Airport. Officers and soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army proceeded through the VIP A terminal. |
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The delegation collected their luggage and equipment before boarding vehicles. The Ministry of National Defense stated that it had invited four foreign military delegations: Russia, China, Laos, and Cambodia. The Russian, Lao, and Cambodian delegations arrived between 15/8 and 20/8, participating in two rehearsals and one preliminary review at Ba Dinh Square. |
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The Chinese delegation will stay at the Viettel Academy in Hoa Lac commune before the final rehearsal and the official parade on 2/9. |
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The soldiers have an average height of over 1.8 m. |
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On 30/4, a delegation of 118 Chinese soldiers visited Vietnam to participate in the parade marking 50 years since the liberation of southern Vietnam and the reunification of the country, at the invitation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense. |
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Major General Tran Minh Toan, Deputy Commander of the Hanoi Capital Command, welcomed the delegation. |
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The Vietnamese side arranged seven 29-seat passenger vehicles to transport the Chinese soldiers to Hoa Lac. Banners welcoming the delegation in both Vietnamese and Chinese were placed on the passenger vehicles and military trucks transporting equipment. |
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"Hello Vietnam," the Chinese soldiers said in unison once they were settled on the vehicles. |
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At 12:30, the convoy carrying the Chinese soldiers departed Noi Bai. A traffic police car led the way, with two military police vehicles positioned at the front and rear of the convoy. |
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Three military transport vehicles carried the equipment and belongings of the Chinese soldiers. The parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day on 2/9 (A80) will begin with the traditional torch procession and a ceremonial gun salute. This will be followed by an air force flyover. 43 formations will march in the parade: 26 military formations, 17 police formations, four foreign military formations, a formation of military artillery vehicles, and police special vehicles.
The naval parade in Khanh Hoa will be broadcast to Hanoi. In addition, there will be 13 civilian parade formations. The background formations will include honor guards at the grandstand and 29 standing formations (an increase of 11 formations compared to previous years), and 4,600 people will form shapes and letters on the grandstand.
Giang Huy - Hoang Phuong
