| 习近平70周年阅兵式讲话 英文版 Address at the Commemoration of The 70th Anniversary of The Victory ofthe Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and The WorldAnti-Fascist War Xi Jinping 3 September 2015 All my countrymen and women, Your Excellencies heads of state and government and representatives ofthe United Nations and other international organizations, Distinguished guests, All officers and soldiers participating in the parade, Ladies and gentlemen, Comrades and friends, Today is a day that will forever be etched in the memory of people allover the world. Seventy years ago today, the Chinese people, having foughttenaciously for 14 years, won the great victory of their War of ResistanceAgainst Japanese Aggression, marking the full victory of the World Anti-FascistWar. On that day, the world was once again blessed by the sunshine of peace. On this occasion, on behalf of the Central Committee of the CommunistParty of China, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, theState Council, the National Committee of the Chinese People's PoliticalConsultative Conference, and the Central Military Commission, I pay hightribute to all the veterans, comrades, patriots and officers in China who tookpart in the War of Resistance and all the Chinese at home and abroad whocontributed significantly to the victory of the War. I extend heartfeltgratitude to foreign governments and friends who supported and assisted theChinese people in resisting aggression. I also warmly welcome all the foreignguests and representatives of the armed forces of foreign countries presenttoday. Ladies and gentlemen, Comrades and friends, The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression andthe World Anti-Fascist War were a decisive battle between justice and evil,between light and darkness, and between progress and reaction. In thatdevastating war, the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against JapaneseAggression started the earliest and lasted the longest. In defiance ofaggression, the unyielding Chinese people fought gallantly and finally wontotal victory against the Japanese militarist aggressors, thus preserving China's5,000-year-old civilization and upholding the cause of peace of mankind. Thisremarkable feat made by the Chinese nation was rare in the history of war. |
