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China's president leads ceremonies to mark 70 years of Communist Party rule
President Xi Jinping tells crowds: 'No force can stop China's onward march'
China's president Xi Jinping oversaw a huge military parade in Tiananmen Square in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule. In a brief opening address he said: "No force can ever stop the Chinese people and nation from marching forward."
Also in the programme: Peru's rival presidents; And the resignation of a prominent Ukrainian political reformer.
(Photo: Celebrations in Tiananmen Square; Credit: Getty Images)
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