On September 4, 2020, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng accepted an interview with Russian media after visiting a photo exhibition commemorating the 75th anniversary of victory in World War II held at the Russian Cultural Center in Beijing.
Le Yucheng said that September 3 is the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
President Xi Jinping and President Putin exchanged congratulatory messages, and all sectors of society in China and Russia held grand commemorative activities to celebrate this great victory together.
These pictures reproduce the great moment when justice defeated evil, light defeated darkness, and progress defeated reaction 75 years ago.
We will never forget that the Red Army of the Soviet Union moved eastward immediately after defeating German fascism, and made a significant contribution to liberating Northeast China and defeating Japanese militarism.
Le Yucheng said that World War II was an unprecedented catastrophe in human history.
As the main battlefields in Asia and Europe during World War II, China and the Soviet Union paid huge national sacrifices and made indelible historical contributions to fighting the invaders.
Looking back on the past, we should think about the hard-won peace, cherish and maintain peace, defend the victory of World War II, and never allow the tragedy of war to repeat itself.
We must resolutely oppose hegemonism and power politics, resolutely oppose rampant hegemony and wrongdoing in international relations, resolutely oppose wanton interference in the internal affairs of other countries, unilateral sanctions against other countries, and even the use of force or threats of force.
As world powers, permanent members of the Security Council and comprehensive strategic partners, China and Russia bear special responsibilities and missions for maintaining world peace and stability and defending international fairness and justice.
The two sides should inherit the profound friendship forged during the war years, continue to consolidate the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era, actively support and practice multilateralism, and make due contributions to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.