Xi Jinping pledges 300,000 cut in army even as China shows military might

Victory parade in Beijing to mark end of second world war showcases armed forces in front of a number of world leaders Chinese president Xi Jinping made an unexpected pledge on Thursday to cut his army by 300,000 troops, even as his armed forces put on a massive show of force during a 70th anniversary military parade commemorating the end of the second world war. In the surprise announcement in front of a gathering of some of the world's leaders in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, Xi said China was c...