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China is staging(举行 stage) mass celebrations to mark 60 years since the Communist [ˈkɔmjunist] Party came to power(共产党执政).

The president and other leaders reviewed the troops(检阅军队).

Vast lines of tanks, soldiers and missile launchers are being paraded(游行) through the capital Beijing.

President Hu Jintao has appeared on the rostrum([ˈrɔstrəm]演讲台) at Tiananmen Square(天安门城楼) in a black Mao-style tunic(毛氏上衣?[那位仁兄有更好的译法 告诉我一声 谢谢了]), seen by analysts as a symbol of his control of the military.

He was joined by his predecessor([ˈpri:disesə]前任) Jiang Zemin, Premier Wen Jiabao and other senior leaders.

After a 60-gun salute(60响礼炮 salute(致敬)), the Chinese flag was formally raised in the centre of the historic square - where revolutionary leader Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949.

The military parade(阅兵), expected to show previously unseen missile technology, followed a drive-by inspection of the armed forces(谁给个准确点的翻译？) and a speech by President Hu which lauded [lɔ:d] (赞美)China's progress.

The president, speaking from the same spot where Mao Zedong had stood 60 years ago, claimed China had a bright future, had made global economic strides and would unite all cultures and ethnicities[eθˈnisiti] (种族) within it.

High security

Security forces have been deployed(部署) in force across Beijing, ahead of a pageant featuring ordinary citizens, which will also take place in Tiananmen Square.

Some 30,000 people have been invited to watch the events, but others are being encouraged to stay at home and watch it on TV to "avoid complications".

Armed police in body armour(盔甲) have taken up positions at major road junctions(交叉处) in the capital, with snipers[ˈsnaipə] (狙击兵) spotted on buildings along the parade route on Chang'an Avenue.

Roads have been blocked off(封锁), the international airport closed and the subway disrupted(中断).

Many shops and businesses have been closed along the route and a new portrait of Mao Zedong has been installed(安装) in Tiananmen Square.

Some reports say the extravaganza will use twice as many fireworks as (which was)featured(vt.以…为特征) in the opening ceremony to last year's Olympic Games.

National Day is an annual highlight(一年一度最精彩的事情) for the Chinese government, but extra effort has been made to mark the 60th anniversary of what China sees as the start of its transformation from an impoverished(穷困的) country into a global contender(竞争者;contend for(争取)/with(对付); it is contended that…(人们坚持认为)).

On the eve of the festivities, the country's leaders held a dinner for 4,000 people in the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing.

Premier Wen Jiabao praised China's development and said he was looking forward to celebrating "the centenary ([senˈti:nəri] 一百周年) of New China" in 40 years' time.