Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, May 8 (Xinhua) — China and Russia on Thursday agreed to firmly defend the results of the victory in World War II.
Both sides made this commitment in the joint statement between China and Russia on further deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era, which was signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The parties promised to resolutely suppress any attempts to falsify the history of World War II, to belittle the historical achievements of China and Russia in World War II, or to denigrate the image of the liberators. The parties strongly condemned acts of desecration and destruction of memorials to fallen war heroes.
In a joint statement, the two countries described World War II as an unprecedented catastrophe in human history, in which China and the Soviet Union became the main theaters of war in Asia and Europe and served as bulwarks of resistance to militarism and fascism.
The document notes the enormous historical contribution of the Chinese and Soviet peoples to the protection of the dignity of humanity and the restoration of peace on the planet.
The statement stressed that in the modern world, China and Russia have a common mission and responsibility to maintain a correct view of the history of World War II and will forever remember the righteous deeds of their peoples in safeguarding world peace.
According to the document, the parties intend to make every effort to prevent the revival of the misanthropic ideology of Nazism and racial superiority, and will continue to jointly oppose the glorification of Nazis and their accomplices, the rise of neo-Nazism, militaristic revanchism, the encouragement of various forms of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia.
China and Russia called on the international community to respect and protect the principles developed by the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg and the International Military Tribunal for the Far East aimed at preventing attempts to start wars, commit genocide, war crimes and other crimes against humanity.
China and Russia promised to continue holding educational and commemorative events in various forms. –0–