melissa chan of alazeera english was in beijing othis extraordiny day. >> acelebration with a clear messag- china is agreat power, on display, rowfter row,ormation after formation. >> we wi unswervingly follow socialism wi chinese characteristics and comprehensively implent the ruling party's bas theory, basic line and basicrogram. today, a cialist china is anding firm, the east is marching to its modernization and bring the worldnd the fure. >> aer five months of hearsals, the people's armed police and militia wre on parade down e avenue of eternal pea, marching on to tiananmesqre, the same route the people's leration army took 60 years ago unr mao za dong's command. perfecy coordinated perfmances and a celbratory red splashed everywher there'seen much anticipation and curiosity ov the weapons ondisplay. the army'ssecond artillery w there, the strateg missile force that handles nucle and nventional balliic and cruise msiles. and main battle taks, armored fighting vehicle, self-propelled artillery and rocket launchers. upabove, the air force, including china's newest fighter, the j-10. but