Following the DF-31, the DF-41 was China's second ICBM to use solid-fuel propellant. Such weapons do not need to be fuelled immediately ahead of launch and require less logistical support ...

China has stopped engaging in arms control talks ... the Chinese ICBM force is composed of the DF-5, the DF-31, and the DF-41 classes of nuclear missiles. While the DF-5 is a silo-based system ...

Here are three of China's cutting edge missile systems to keep an eye out for at the September 3 parade.