Foreign journalists take pictures at Tian'anmen Square before the parade officially kicks off on September 3, 2015. (Photo: CRIENGLISH.com/Cui Chaoqun)
Today's commemorations in Beijing are gaining a lot of attention in media sources outside of China. [Special coverage]
Singapore's Zaobao newspaper has been providing extensive coverage of the commemorations.
Zhou Zhaocheng, chief editor of the paper's website, says they're trying to provide multiple angles for people to read about.
"We've been paying close attention to the military parade and the activities commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of Chinese People's War of Resistance Against the Japanese Aggression. On top of our written reports, we're also going to show China's military parade through a multi-media approach involving photos and video segments."
Negoitsa Afanasievich with Russian newspaper 'Rossiyskaya Gazeta' says their main editorial mission has been to recount the history of the War.
"Our first goal is to let the younger generation know about the dark times. We find some people are trying to polish history, avoid talking about it or just ignore it. Some are exaggerating their own contributions to the war or not mentioning others' efforts. As the media, we can do something to let the younger generation know the true history and remember those sacrificed in the war."
Hundreds of foreign journalists have been accredited to cover this morning's commemorations in Beijing.
