Conventional missiles are displayed in a parade of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on Chang'an Street in central Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2009. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's strategic missile forces debuted at a grand military parade Thursday morning to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
A total of 352 cadets of the People's Liberation Army Second Artillery Force goose-stepped through Tian'anmen Square.
They were from the Wuhan-based Second Artillery Command College, the Xi'an-based Second Artillery Engineering College and a sergeant school in Shandong Province.
They wore dark green camouflages compatible to mountainous circumstances.
Wang Puze, a soldier prepared for the parade for at least five months, said he wore out three pairs of boots and two sets of training clothes.
China developed the country's first A-bomb, H-bomb and satellite in the 1960s and 1970s despite the poor technological level and stringent financial status.
