BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The V-Day military parade to be held on Sept. 3 will be the first of its kind held after the cause of advancing Chinese modernization on all fronts embarked on a "new journey."

Wu Zeke, a senior officer of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, said at the press conference on preparations for the parade that the event will also be a demonstration of the people's armed forces as it strives to achieve the military's centenary goal.