China's foreign ministry has described complaints by Japan against the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's attendance of the China's World War II V-Day military parade as "ridiculous."

On Tuesday, China's foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying noted that Tokyo's protest is out of place since other nations have held similar events to commemorate the 70^th anniversary of the Second World War.

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"Mr. Ban has already attended commemorative events for the end of the Second World War in other countries besides China, including Poland, Ukraine, and Russia," a UN official recently revealed.

According to Hua, the purpose of the event is to "memorize the history, pay tribute to martyrs, cherish peace and open up the future."

"We urge the Japanese side to face up to and reflect upon the history of militarist aggression in an honest and modest attitude," she added.

Last month, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not be able to attend China's V-Day parade due to impending parliamentary meetings. Leaders of major western powers - including the United States and United Kingdom - will also not be present at the parade due to concerns over the display of military force while tension mounts in the region.

Nonetheless, several world leaders - including Russia's Vladamir Putin and South Korea's Park Geun-hye - are expected to be present at the parade. Thousands of troops from up to 31 nations will participate in the military display, according to Major Gen. Qu Rui.

"The Chinese side respects the choice made by each country on whether to send troops to China for the military parade or not," Hua said. She said China's invitations have received "extensive and positive responses from the international community."

"The invited guests come from all corners of the world and are highly representative. It fully shows that the Chinese people and people from around the world share strong consensus and common will in remembering the history and safeguarding peace," she added.

China will display hundreds of its latest military equipment during the Second World War 70^th anniversary military parade. President Xi Jinping is expected to deliver a speech to kick off the military exhibition on Thursday morning.

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