BEIJING: The center of Beijing was under lockdown early Sunday for a nighttime parade rehearsal by the Chinese military, which is preparing for a lavish October 1 ceremony to mark Communist China’s 70th anniversary.

The enormous Avenue of Eternal Peace, which leads to Tiananmen Square and runs east-west, was closed to traffic for about a dozen kilometers (7 miles) to allow troops to parade around Tiananmen Square, the symbolic heart of Chinese power.

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