CGTN publishes an article on how China and Russia commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War and advocate jointly promoting a more equal and orderly multipolar world.
At a time when the world is grappling with a resurgence in unilateralism, economic coercion and hegemonic mentality, the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, better known globally as World War II, serves as a powerful reminder of the world’s hard-won peace and stability.
On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Russia for a state visit and to attend celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War. Both China and Russia made significant sacrifices and major historic contributions to secure victory in the war.
Securing hard-won peace
“The Chinese and Russian peoples are both great peoples defined by heroic legacies. Eighty years ago, our peoples won the anti-fascist war through heroic struggles,” President Xi wrote in a signed article in the Russian Gazette newspaper ahead of his arrival in Russia.
“During the World Anti-Fascist War, the Chinese and Russian peoples fought shoulder to shoulder and supported each other.”
The war involved almost every part of the world, with more than 100 million killed or wounded in what was described as the most destructive conflict in human history.
In 2015, when China celebrated the 70th anniversary of its victory in World War II, Xi presented medals to Chinese veterans and representatives from Russia and other countries who assisted Chinese soldiers on the battlefields.
Nikolai Chuikov, the grandson of Soviet General Marshal Vasily Chuikov, was among those who received a peace medal from Xi. “Of all the honors I have won, I hold the highest regard for the peace medal,” he said.
Promoting international justice
As hegemonism and protectionism once again rear their ugly heads, the world is gripped by an increasingly intricate array of challenges and uncertainties. Yet under Xi’s leadership, China has adhered to an independent foreign policy of peace, played an active role in UN peacekeeping missions, and solidified its friendships and partnerships with countries worldwide.
Xi urged China and Russia to solidify the hard-won peace and jointly promote international justice and order.
“China and the Soviet Union were among the first to sign the UN Charter. Our permanent membership in the UN Security Council is a product of history, earned through blood and sacrifice,” he wrote in the signed article.
“The more turbulent and complex the international situation becomes, the more we must uphold and defend the authority of the UN, firmly uphold the UN-centered international system, the international order underpinned by international law, and the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and steadily promote an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization,” the article read.
For Xi, peace and development are inseparable. He once observed that the tree of peace does not grow on barren land, and the fruit of development is not produced amid flames of war. The “golden key” to a secure and stable future, as he pointed out, is to advance sustainable development.
“We should be guardians of historical memory, partners in national development and rejuvenation, and champions of global fairness and justice, and work together to forge a brighter future for humanity,” he wrote.
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