BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Troops participating in the upcoming V-Day parade will line up in formations along the Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, and they will be reviewed by President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission.

Wu Zeke, a senior officer of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission, announced the information at the press conference held by China's State Council Information Office on Wednesday, which outlined preparations for the parade on Sept. 3.