World Affairs
On the eve of 70th Anniversary of Victory over Fascism
Carry struggle thorough to the end against Imperialism and Hegemonism
May 9, 1945 is a historic day
when the socialist, democratic,
national and peace loving forces
of the world had won an
unparalleled victory over Fascism
in the Second World War. This
year, Russia has celebrated the
70 th Anniversary of this glorious
victory. On this day, there was a
massive victory parade. The
parade was followed by a march of
more than 5 lakh Moscow people
with portraits of their close relatives
who lost their lives in the war.
September 3, 1945 is the
historic day when the Japan had
formally announced its defeat as
well as surrender in the Second
World War. On this day this year,
China has celebrated the 70 th
Anniversary of this victory of antifascist forces in a big way. In this
context, the Chinese President Xi
Jinping announced to reduce the
size of the People’s Liberation
Army by 300,000. On this eve, he
also declared: “We Chinese love
peace. No matter how much
stronger it may become, China will
never seek hegemony or
expansion. It will never inflict its past
suffering on any other nation”.
These celebrations were
attended by 30 heads of state,
including a Minister from India.
Before and during these
celebrations, the Chinese Govt as
well as the media have carried on
an extensive propaganda on how
the Japanese invaders in the past
had committed countless brutalities
and massacres in China and how
the Chinese people had put up a
heroic and victorious armed
resistance to evict the Japanese
invaders from China. The Chinese
President has reminded to the
Chinese people and the world that
“the Japanese militarist invaders
(before and during WW II) were
12
extremely bloody and cruel, who
treated the Chinese people with
unprecedented brutality, and tried
to use massacres and death to get
the Chinese people to yield”. He
reminded that 35 lakh Chinese
people had lost their lives because
of Japanese invasion and war.
Moscow’s victory celebrations
on May 9th were attended by 30
Heads of State.