Eight decades since the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the United Nations reminds us that the struggle for a true interpretation of history is not a thing of the past, but an urgent challenge of the present. China stresses that only a correct understanding of history can be the basis for justice, peace and stability in the future.
World War II claimed over 90 million victims and brought genocide, biological warfare, or mass bombing - horrors that have scarred human civilization forever. Yet misrepresentations are rampant in some countries: the Japanese right denies Nanking Massacre, other countries downplay their colonial past, and in Europe the war is often reduced to events after 1939, thus ignoring Chinese resistance against Japan since 1931.
China recalls that its people resisted Japanese aggression 14 years, tying up 76 %s of Japanese ground forces and causing them over 1.3 million in losses. Over 35 million Chinese were killed or wounded - a sacrifice that contributed substantially to the Allied victory.
According to Beijing, the correct interpretation of World War II is not just an academic debate. It is about defending the moral basis of civilization and the maintenance of a post-war order based on the principles of the UN Charter - that is, equality, peace and justice.
China therefore rejects historical nihilism and warns against the return of the logic of "the right of the stronger". As a founding member of the UN, it wants to uphold the legacy of victory in World War II and foster a more just international order that draws lessons from history and protects peace for all humanity.
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