China stages cultural gala for V-Day commemoration

Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, and Han Zheng, together with about 6,000 people, watch a grand cultural gala at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. With the theme of "Justice Prevails," the gala was staged on Wednesday evening to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Li Xiang）