The world has been saying about Beijing's grand military parade on Thursday, held to mark the 70th anniversary of China's victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the end of World War Two. Here's what many world leaders who attended the commemorations thought.

"The V-Day parade was very grand. I felt that not only Chinese leaders, but also ordinary Chinese, could cherish the memory of the victory in the war against Japanese aggression, as well as the memory of the martyrs who made contributions."

"For all humans and all nations who fought against the Nazis and militarism, it is of utmost importance to make everyone aware of their fight. I think it was good China held such a large-scale commemorative event. It lets the people know the meaning of the fight against Fascism and militarism, so that such a tragedy will never happen again," said Russian president Putin.