The Telegraph:

Xi Jinping announces China will cut 300,000 military personnel
習近平宣布中國將裁軍30萬

China kicked off a huge military ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II on Thursday.
3日，中國舉行了大型的閱兵儀式紀念在二戰中戰勝日本70周年。

President Xi Jinping oversaw the event, in which he announced that China's military - the largest in the world - would be reduced by 300,000 troops and that Beijing will "not seek hegemony" in the world.
習近平主席檢閱了部隊，并且在現場宣布中國軍隊將裁員30萬，中國不會“稱霸”世界。

Language tips：

To kick off表示（事件或比賽）開始，我們既可以說the show kicks off at 9am，也可以說they kick off the show at 9am。

Hegemony指“霸權主義，霸權”，另一個詞power politics（強權政治）經常跟hegemony同時出現，比如：China will never be a superpower and it opposes hegemony and power politics of any kind.（中國決不做超級大國,并且反對任何霸權主權和強權政治。）