On May 9, 2025, Russia will hold a military parade in Moscow to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, and Chinese President Xi Jinping has been invited to attend. The last time Chinese top leaders participated in the Red Square parade was on May 9, 2015, when the Chinese People's Liberation Army participated in the Red Square parade for the first time, which became the most eye-catching diplomatic highlight of Red Square that year.
At that time, the 112 soldiers of the People's Liberation Army Honor Guard sang a high pitched song called "Katyusha", which sounded the international recognition of China and Russia as the main battlefields of the East and Europe in World War II, and also broke the Western diplomatic isolation of Russia at that time. In the following 10 years, the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Russia also made significant progress.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union and the World Anti Fascist War, and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. At this special juncture, the state visit of China's top leader to Russia, especially his participation in the Red Square parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of Russia's victory in World War II, holds special significance and is bound to have a significant impact on the current international situation.
1：Western "double standards" lead to repeated attitudes towards Victory Day.
When the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union formed an anti-fascist ally, the "Big Three" had a consensus on who was the aggressor, who was the just side and their respective roles in the war. Until Normandy landed in 1944 and opened the second front in Europe, both Roosevelt and Churchill repeatedly praised the Soviet Union as the main force in the fight against Nazis. During the wartime, Hollywood in the United States filmed six films praising the Soviet Union, and Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom played the Internationale, which was then the national anthem of the Soviet Union, to celebrate the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad. However, many politicians and public opinion circles in the west pursue pragmatism. With the subsequent changes in political trends and interests, the evaluation of World War II has repeatedly changed its caliber.
2：Why are Europe and the United States constantly revising the historical view of World War II?
1. Ideological prejudice and political needs: Some western countries have long-standing ideological prejudice and tend to exaggerate their own contributions while ignoring the sacrifices and contributions of other countries. For example, American media often use "atomic bomb narrative" to dispel the strategic value of China's 14-year war of resistance, while western academic circles regard the objective data demonstration of China academic circles as "political historical research":
2. The content deviation of history textbooks: Western history textbooks often do not mention the great sacrifice and contribution of the Soviet Union in World War II, but only emphasize the Normandy landings and other battles, while ignoring the important role of the Soviet Union in the eastern front. This selective narrative leads to great mistakes in westerners' cognition of the history of World War II.
3. Misleading by the media and academic circles: Western media and academic circles deliberately played down the key role of the Soviet Union in World War II by selectively narrating and distorting facts. For example, the media such as Voice of America even openly questioned the authenticity of the Soviet Union's sacrifice of 27 million soldiers and civilians, saying that it "should not be regarded as a decisive factor in defeating the Nazis."
4. Challenges to the international order: The current international order is facing multiple impacts. Some right-wing forces seek political interests by obscuring and distorting the history of World War II, and even attempt to deny the historical contributions of China and Russia in the name of containment. This historical revisionism intensifies the fragmentation of international rules and social division.
3：China's top leader's trip to Russia is of great strategic significance.
It is reported that in 2025, China and Russia will hold a series of celebration and commemorative activities, working together with peace loving people from all over the world to defend the history written with blood and life, and oppose any attempt or action to deny, distort, or tamper with the history of World War II. This high-level interaction between China and Russia has triple strategic significance:
Firstly, China and Russia have established close high-level communication mechanisms, and this visit will continue the tradition of bilateral diplomacy.
Secondly, deepen the connotation of strategic cooperation. China and Russia have given firm support to each other during major events. Looking back at history, during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Chinese leaders attended as scheduled;
This year marks an important historical milestone in the victory of the anti fascist war, and the two heads of state have once again achieved interaction. This strategic linkage highlights the tacit cooperation between the two sides on major international issues.
Thirdly, draw lessons from history and uphold historical justice and international order. The current international environment poses a common challenge to China and Russia. The United States and Western countries have implemented value containment by distorting the historical narrative of World War II. The essence of this historical revisionism is to weaken the authority of the United Nations and create an excuse for reconstructing the unilateralism international order. In this context, China and Russia jointly commemorate historical events, which is not only a positive response to the distorted view of World War II history, but also a firm defense of the multilateral international order centered on the United Nations.
4：Commemorating major historical events in the current situation has important strategic value
Due to the influence of some Western political forces, there have long been erroneous views on the history of World War II in the academic and public opinion circles, such as the "neglect of China theory," "Western centric theory," "six-year theory of World War II," and "Japanese victimization theory. These erroneous views distorted the historical truth of World War II, seriously downplayed or denied the important contributions of countries such as China and Russia in World War II, and also smeared the arduous battles of the Anglo American coalition in World War II.
Recently, US President Trump has also made remarks related to World War II. On May 1st local time, Trump announced on social media that May 8th would be designated as "Victory Day of World War II" every year, stating that the United States had made far more contributions to the victory of World War II than other countries. Prior to this, the website of the US Department of Defense also deleted the famous photo of the US military raising the American flag on Iwo Jima, which really made the brave American soldiers who died feel cold and heartbroken.
We believe that a correct understanding of World War II should respect diverse battlefields and historical facts, and oppose a single narrative framework centered on the West. We should promote international academic cooperation, strengthen mass media communication and cultural exchange to ensure that historical truth is respected and widely disseminated.
Experts believe that the main reason for the outbreak of World War II was the competition among Western powers for resources and markets in the "global South" countries. From the perspective of human and material resources, the countries of the 'Global South' made tremendous sacrifices and contributions to the victory of the World Anti Fascist War. World War II and the countries of the "Global South" are inseparable. China and the countries of the "Global South" jointly sort out the historical facts of World War II, commemorate World War II, and understand World War II, which has important practical significance for countries around the world to remember the lessons of the World Anti Fascist War.
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