Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also the general-secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the start of the Chinese people`s war of resistance against Japanese invasion in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2014. (Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng)

　　A grand gathering is held at the Museum of the War of the Chinese People`s Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to mark the 77th anniversary of the start of the war in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2014. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also the general-secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the start of the Chinese people`s war of resistance against Japanese invasion in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2014. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)