China Uses Models to Pose as Troops for Big Military Parade

China Uses Models to Pose as Troops for Big Military Parade
A female soldier from the People's Liberation Army attends a training session for the Sept. 3 military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of China's victory in World War II at a military base in Beijing, China on Aug. 22, 2015. ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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The female honor guard contingent that will goosestep past the giant portrait of Chairman Mao in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square during China’s grand parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the Second World War are all tall, young, stunningly pretty, and have uniform bust sizes.

But not all of them are real soldiers. And there’s a good chance their ample bosoms aren’t genuine, either.

Men Jiahui (C), a 23-year-old Chinese model, marches in a military parade rehearsal in Beijing on Aug, 5, 2015. (Screen shot/Sina)
Men Jiahui (C), a 23-year-old Chinese model, marches in a military parade rehearsal in Beijing on Aug, 5, 2015. Screen shot/Sina
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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