Chinese leaders attend 1st national observance of Japan's surrender

BEIJING, China - Police officers stand guard near the Marco Polo Bridge in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2014, as the Chinese government holds a ceremony at a museum near the bridge to mark China's World War II victory over Japan. Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders attended the ceremony on the day, designated as the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

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