Foreign troops from 17 countries train for V-Day parade in Beijing

    Soldiers from Belarus train at the parade training base in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 26, 2015. Nearly 1,000 foreign troops from 17 countries will participate in China's military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Sept. 3. Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mongolia, Pakistan, Serbia, Tajikistan and Russia have dispatched formations consisting of around 75 people to march in the parade. Another six countries, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Fiji, Laos, Vanuatu and Venezuela, sent teams of around 7 people each. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)