Chinese veterans sing a song during an event to mark the 60th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War Two at the Memorial for the Victims of Nanjing Massacre in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province August 15, 2005.

Local residents shake hands with war veterans during an event to mark the 60th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War Two in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, August 15, 2005. [Newsphoto]