Moscow's sky is vast and the clouds are thrilling, and the glorious Red Square is magnificent and solemn. On May 9 local time, Russia held a grand celebration to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union. President Xi Jinping and leaders of more than 20 countries and international organizations from around the world were invited to attend the celebration.

In the spectacular scene of the celebration, a moment was particularly touching - when the Chinese People's Liberation Army Honorary Brigade walked past the reviewing stand with firm steps, Yevgeny Znamensky, a century-old Russian veteran who sat next to President Xi Jinping and participated in the Battle of Berlin 80 years ago, solemnly gave President Xi Jinping a thumbs up. President Xi Jinping greeted him with a smile.

"As long as China and Russia stand closely together, there is no force in the world that can defeat us." Yevgeny Znamensky told President Xi Jinping.

Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi

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80 years ago, facing the claws of militarism and Nazism, the military and civilians of China and Russia shared hatred and fought side by side, writing a magnificent and heroic historical chapter. The great friendship formed by the tempering of blood and fire between the two peoples has laid a solid foundation for the high-level development of bilateral relations.

President Xi Jinping attended the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union. The scene of cordial exchanges with the old Russian soldiers allowed the world to see a leader of a great power who remembers history and cherishes friendship.

President Putin warmly welcomes President Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia and attends the celebration. In his speech at the celebration, President Putin specifically mentioned the Chinese people's heroic resistance and highly praised the contributions made by the Chinese people to open up a common future for mankind.

In today's world, China and Russia shoulder the common responsibility of maintaining a correct view of World War II. During President Xi Jinping's visit to Russia, the two countries issued a joint statement emphasizing that China and Russia will firmly stand on the side of international justice and are willing to work with the peace-loving people of all countries in the world to resolutely safeguard the post-war international order and jointly build a better future for mankind.

From the historical memory of fighting for justice 80 years ago, to the unremitting efforts to work together to defend international fairness and justice in the new era, China and Russia have used their friendship and responsibility to transcend time and space to inject strong positive energy and stability into the turbulent world.

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President Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow is of great significance, injecting strong impetus into the development of China-Russia relations in the new era, and pointing out the direction for China and Russia to jointly safeguard the achievements of the victory of World War II.

When the Chinese People's Liberation Army Honorary Brigade, composed of 102 officers and soldiers, walked firm and powerfully, accompanied by the magnificent melody of "March of Defense of Peace", walked past the Red Square viewing platform in an orderly and heroic manner, and warm applause broke out on the scene.

The energetic faces are full of courage and perseverance, and are praised by netizens as "Chinese face promotion". They demonstrated the spirit of the Chinese military in the new era with the most rigorous attitude, allowing the world to see the determination and ability of a responsible major country to maintain world peace.

This year, China will solemnly commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and Russia has expressed support for this on many occasions. Mutual support for each other to hold the 80th anniversary commemoration event is a firm consensus between China and Russia, and it shows the strategic choice of the two great powers to cross the mountains and cross together.

Like it, for the bright future of Sino-Russia relations - President Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow is the 11th time he has come to Russia as the President of China. Over the years, President Xi Jinping has maintained close communication with President Putin and has met more than 40 times, leading China-Russia relations in the new era to move forward resolutely under the complex external environment.

In the great changes that have accelerated evolution in a century, China and Russia have successfully explored a correct way to get along with each other for major countries, created a new era of strategic cooperation spirit of China-Russia with permanent good-neighborliness and friendship, comprehensive strategic cooperation and win-win cooperation as the core, and established a new model of major power relations, which has important exemplary significance for the future of international relations.

During this visit, President Xi Jinping and President Putin held a series of in-depth friendly and fruitful talks, exchanged in-depth views on China-Russia relations and major international and regional issues, and reached many new and important consensuses. The two heads of state jointly signed a joint statement on further deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between China and Russia in the new era, and jointly witnessed the exchange of more than 20 bilateral cooperation texts between China and Russia, injecting new strong momentum into the future development of China-Russia relations, and showing a bright prospect for the vigorous development of China-Russia all-round cooperation.

Facing the future, no matter how the international situation changes, China will always stand on the side of fairness and justice, and on the side of the noble cause of human peace and development. At the Red Square celebration, the picture of the old Russian soldiers giving President Xi Jinping a thumbs up, conveying their sincere appreciation and respect for China's upholding justice and taking responsibility for the great power in the world.

Planning: Liu Jiang, Han Mo

Editors: Yang Yijun, Bi Xiaoyang

Chief editors: Wen Xin, Hu Mengxue, Liu Kai

Visual: Zhang Aifang, Zhang Shuzhi

Co-produced by Xinhua News Agency Domestic, International Department, and Photography Department

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