Gather the Powerful Force of Remembering History and Committing to Rejuvenation

80 years ago, after 14 years of unyielding bloody struggle, the Chinese people defeated the heinous Japanese militarist aggressors, won the great victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and declared the complete victory of the World Anti-Fascist War! This great victory washed away the national humiliation of China's repeated defeats in resisting foreign aggression since modern times, became the historical turning point for the Chinese nation to move from deep disaster toward the great rejuvenation, and opened a new journey of phoenix-like rebirth and transformation for ancient China.

80年前，中国人民经过14年不屈不挠的浴血奋战，打败了穷凶极恶的日本军国主义侵略者，取得了中国人民抗日战争的伟大胜利，宣告了世界反法西斯战争的完全胜利！这一伟大胜利，洗刷了近代以来中国抗击外来侵略屡战屡败的民族耻辱，成为中华民族由灾难深重走向伟大复兴的历史转折点，开启了古老中国凤凰涅槃、浴火重生的新征程。

Only by remembering history can we better create the future. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has attached great importance to the commemoration, research, and propaganda of the War of Resistance, established the Victory Day of the War of Resistance and the National Memorial Day through national legislation, issued Victory Medals for the War of Resistance, and enriched museums, memorial halls, and other venues on the theme of the War of Resistance. General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly attended relevant meetings and activities at important time points commemorating the War of Resistance, reviewed the magnificent and stirring course of the Resistance, and delivered a series of important expositions on the Chinese People's War of Resistance and the World Anti-Fascist War. The article "Carry Forward the Great Spirit of the War of Resistance, Forge Ahead Bravely Toward the Glorious Shore of the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation" is a compilation of excerpts from the General Secretary's important expositions from July 2014 to May 2025. It profoundly elucidates why the Chinese People's War of Resistance could be won, what major contributions it made to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, and how to carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and it is highly political, ideological, instructive, and practically pertinent. On September 3, a grand rally will be held solemnly at Tiananmen Square in Beijing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. General Secretary Xi Jinping will review the troops and deliver an important speech. We must deeply study and understand the General Secretary's important speech and this important article, remember the great victory, carry forward the spirit of the War of Resistance, unite with one heart and tenaciously strive, and continuously advance the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.

铭记历史，才能更好开创未来。党的十八大以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央高度重视抗日战争纪念、研究和宣传，以国家立法形式确立抗战胜利纪念日、设立国家公祭日，颁发抗战胜利纪念章，丰富抗日战争题材的博物馆、纪念馆等。习近平总书记多次在纪念抗战的重要时间节点出席相关会议、活动，回顾波澜壮阔、气壮山河的抗战历程，围绕中国人民抗日战争和世界反法西斯战争作出一系列重要论述。《弘扬伟大抗战精神，向着中华民族伟大复兴的光辉彼岸奋勇前进》一文，是总书记2014年7月至2025年5月期间有关重要论述的节录，深刻阐明了中国人民抗日战争为什么能够胜利、对世界反法西斯战争胜利作出怎样的重大贡献以及如何弘扬伟大抗战精神、实现中华民族伟大复兴等重大问题，具有很强的政治性、思想性、指导性和现实针对性。9月3日，北京天安门广场将隆重举行纪念中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年大会，习近平总书记将检阅部队并发表重要讲话。我们要深入学习领会总书记重要讲话和这篇重要文章，铭记伟大胜利、弘扬抗战精神，勠力同心、顽强奋斗，不断把强国建设、民族复兴伟业推向前进。

Deeply understand that the pivotal role of the Communist Party of China is the key to the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance

深刻认识中国共产党的中流砥柱作用是中国人民抗日战争胜利的关键

The War of Resistance was a life-and-death struggle concerning the future of the nation and the country, and also a touchstone for testing the various political parties and groups in China at that time. The Communist Party of China was the most steadfast in defending national independence, the most resolute in safeguarding national interests, and the most courageous in resisting foreign aggression. During the 14 years of the War of Resistance, the CPC, with its political propositions, firm will, and exemplary actions, sustained the hope of the entire nation for national salvation and led the correct direction for winning the war. General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out, "The pivotal role of the Communist Party of China is the key to the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance." This is a profound summary of the CPC's position and role in the War of Resistance, a resounding and indisputable historical conclusion.

抗日战争，是攸关国家民族前途命运的殊死决战，也是检验当时中国各党派和政治集团的试金石。中国共产党捍卫民族独立最坚定、维护民族利益最坚决、反抗外来侵略最勇敢。抗战14年，中国共产党以自己的政治主张、坚定意志、模范行动，支撑起全民族救亡图存的希望，引领着夺取战争胜利的正确方向。习近平总书记深刻指出，“中国共产党的中流砥柱作用是中国人民抗日战争胜利的关键”。这是对中国共产党在抗日战争中地位作用的深刻总结，是掷地有声、不容置疑的历史结论。

On the issue of whether to resist Japan, the CPC was the first to sound the clarion call to save the nation from peril and shouldered the vanguard role of armed resistance against the Japanese aggressors. After the Japanese military launched the September 18 Incident [1]1 The September 18 Incident (1931) was a staged event used by the Japanese Kwantung Army as a pretext to invade and occupy Northeast China. in 1931, the Central Committee of the CPC and the Soviet government successively issued over a dozen documents, exposing the heinous purpose of Japanese imperialism to turn China into its colony and calling on the people to organize armed resistance. Even when besieged by heavy forces of the Kuomintang army in "encirclement and suppression" campaigns, the CPC still invested great energy in leading the anti-Japanese struggle in the Northeast. The August First Declaration [2]2 The August First Declaration (1935) was a statement issued by the Chinese Communist Party calling for an end to the civil war and united resistance against Japan. issued in 1935 loudly raised the slogan "Resist Japan and Save the Nation." After the July 7 Incident [3]3 The July 7 Incident (1937) (Marco Polo Bridge Incident) was a clash that triggered the full-scale outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War. broke out, the CPC Central Committee immediately issued a telegram stating, "Only if the entire nation wages the War of Resistance will there be a way out for us!" Facing the massive offensive of the Japanese army and the successive retreats of the Kuomintang army, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, undaunted by danger, went deep behind enemy lines to attack the Japanese aggressors, boosting the morale of the entire nation's resistance. After entering the stalemate stage, the enemy rear battlefields gradually became the main battlefield for resisting Japan, and by the strategic counteroffensive stage, they became the front line and strategic base for the comprehensive counteroffensive and the final victory of the War of Resistance. Historical facts prove that at the critical juncture of national crisis, it was precisely the correct propositions and heroic actions of the CPC that led and promoted the rise and development of the entire nation's War of Resistance.

在要不要抗战的问题上，中国共产党率先吹响了挽救民族危亡的号角，担当起武装抗击日本侵略者的先锋队。1931年日军悍然发动九一八事变后，中共中央和苏区政府连续通过10多份文件，揭露日本帝国主义企图把中国变为其殖民地的罪恶目的，号召组织人民武装抗日。在被国民党军重兵“围剿”时，中国共产党仍投入很大精力领导东北抗日斗争。1935年发表的八一宣言，响亮地提出了“抗日救国”的口号。七七事变爆发后，中共中央立即发通电提出：“只有全民族实行抗战，才是我们的出路！”面对日军的大举进攻和国民党军的节节后退，八路军、新四军不惧艰险、迎难而上，深入敌后打击日本侵略者，鼓舞了全民族的抗战士气。进入相持阶段后，敌后战场逐渐成为抗击日本侵略的主战场，到战略反攻阶段更是成为全面反攻、争取抗战最后胜利的前沿阵地和战略基地。历史事实证明，在民族危亡的紧要关头，正是中国共产党的正确主张和英勇行动，领导和推动着全民族抗战的兴起和发展。

On the issue of whom to rely on for the War of Resistance, the CPC held high the banner of the Anti-Japanese National United Front, gathering the mighty force of the entire nation's resistance. The War of Resistance was a national liberation war concerning the survival or extinction of the Chinese nation, and it required a general mobilization of the entire nation. Proceeding from national interests and the greater good of the nation, the CPC took the lead in proposing the establishment of an Anti-Japanese National United Front, made every effort to facilitate the peaceful resolution of the Xi'an Incident [4]4 The Xi'an Incident (1936) was a conflict in which Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng detained Chiang Kai-shek to force him to form a united front against Japan, later resolved peacefully., and ultimately brought about the establishment of the Anti-Japanese National United Front, creating a new situation of the entire nation jointly resisting the enemy unprecedented since modern times. After entering the stalemate stage, facing the danger of splits created by the Kuomintang diehards [5]5 The Kuomintang diehards refer to the rightist faction within the Kuomintang that opposed cooperation with the CPC and attempted to undermine the united front., the CPC put the overall situation first, correctly handled the relationship between national contradictions and class contradictions, made every effort to maintain Kuomintang-CPC cooperation and the Anti-Japanese National United Front, and fully organized all Chinese sons and daughters to jointly resist Japan. Historical facts prove that it was precisely because the CPC initiated and led the Anti-Japanese National United Front that the awakening and unity of the Chinese nation reached an unprecedented height, coalesced into a surging torrent of resistance against foreign aggression, and provided an inexhaustible source of strength for the victory of the War of Resistance.

在依靠谁抗战的问题上，中国共产党高举抗日民族统一战线的旗帜，汇聚起全民族抗战的磅礴力量。抗日战争是一场关系中华民族生死存亡的民族解放战争，必须进行全民族的总动员。中国共产党从国家利益和民族大义出发，率先提出建立抗日民族统一战线的主张，全力促成西安事变和平解决，最终促成了抗日民族统一战线的建立，实现了近代以来不曾有过的全民族共同抗敌的崭新局面。进入相持阶段后，面对国民党顽固派制造的分裂危险，中国共产党以大局为重，正确处理民族矛盾与阶级矛盾的关系，全力维护国共合作和抗日民族统一战线，充分组织全体中华儿女共同抗战。历史事实证明，正是因为中国共产党倡导建立和领导的抗日民族统一战线，使中华民族的觉醒和团结达到了前所未有的高度，凝聚成反抗外来侵略的滚滚洪流，为抗战胜利提供了不竭的力量源泉。

On the issue of how to wage the War of Resistance, the CPC adhered to the line of comprehensive national resistance, put forward and implemented the general strategic policy of protracted war and a whole set of strategic tactics of people's war, leading the direction of China's War of Resistance. Chinese Communists represented by Comrade Mao Zedong scientifically predicted that China's War of Resistance would go through three stages—strategic defense, strategic stalemate, and strategic counteroffensive—clearly pointed out that final victory would belong to China, and provided important theoretical guidance for correctly carrying out the great struggle of the War of Resistance. The CPC elevated the anti-Japanese guerrilla war to a strategic position and formulated a whole set of programs, principles, and policies for opening up enemy rear battlefields and conducting guerrilla warfare. It attached great importance to the status and role of the people, clearly proposed that "soldiers and civilians are the foundation of victory," and launched a series of measures to fully mobilize and rely on the people to implement people's war. Not only did it creatively use various armed struggle forms such as sparrow warfare, tunnel warfare, and mine warfare [6]6 Sparrow warfare, tunnel warfare, and mine warfare were guerrilla tactics widely used by Chinese communist forces behind enemy lines., but it also creatively carried out political, economic, ideological, and cultural struggles against Japan, plunging the Japanese aggressors into the vast ocean of people's war. Historical facts prove that it was precisely because of the CPC's correct line and strategic tactics for the War of Resistance that we could defeat a strong enemy with a weak force, accumulate small victories into big ones, and ultimately achieve the strategic goal of victory in the War of Resistance.

在怎样抗战的问题上，中国共产党坚持全面抗战路线，提出和实施持久战的战略总方针和一整套人民战争的战略战术，引领中国抗战的前进方向。以毛泽东同志为代表的中国共产党人科学预见中国抗战将经过战略防御、战略相持、战略反攻三个阶段，明确指出最后胜利属于中国，为正确开展抗战伟大斗争提供了重要理论指导。中国共产党把抗日游击战争提高到战略地位，制定了一整套开辟敌后战场、开展游击战争的纲领、原则和方针。高度重视人民群众的地位和作用，鲜明提出“兵民是胜利之本”，推出一整套充分动员和依靠人民群众、实行人民战争的举措。不仅创造性地运用麻雀战、地道战、地雷战等多种武装斗争形式，还创造性地开展政治、经济、思想文化等方面的抗日斗争，使日本侵略者陷入人民战争的汪洋大海。历史事实证明，正是因为中国共产党的正确抗战路线和战略战术，我们才能以弱敌强、积小胜为大胜，最终实现抗战胜利的战略目标。

"Looking afar at the urgent flames of war in the Central Plains, a single pillar amid the torrent stands in Yan'an." [7]7 Yan'an was the wartime base of the Chinese Communist Party's central leadership and a symbol of the resistance. During the War of Resistance, the Eighth Route Army, the New Fourth Army, and the South China People's Guerrilla Forces led by the CPC annihilated a total of over 1.714 million Japanese and puppet troops, resisting 60% of the Japanese invading forces in China and 95% of the puppet troops. By the end of the War of Resistance, the anti-Japanese democratic base areas (i.e., liberated areas) led by the CPC had grown to 19, covering an area of nearly 1 million square kilometers, with a population of nearly 100 million. Through the severe forging of blood and fire, life and death in the War of Resistance, the CPC increasingly won the trust and support of the Chinese people, and itself continuously grew stronger and matured, achieving unprecedented unity and solidarity in ideology, politics, and organization, becoming a strong and powerful Marxist party with over 1.2 million members, broad mass support, and the ability to lead the Chinese revolution to victory. After the victory of the War of Resistance, the CPC united and led the Chinese people to quickly achieve the complete victory of the New Democratic Revolution, establish a new China where the people are the masters of the country from this once deeply suffering nation, advance socialist revolution and construction, carry out reform and opening up and socialist modernization, create a New Era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and achieve remarkable accomplishments. History profoundly shows that without the Communist Party of China, there would be no new China and no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. On the path forward, we must unswervingly uphold and strengthen the Party's overall leadership, resolutely safeguard the authority of the Party Central Committee and its centralized, unified leadership, unite the entire Party and people of all ethnic groups as "a sturdy piece of steel" under the Party's banner, and steadily propel the great ship of rejuvenation to sail through the waves.

“遥望中原烽火急，狂流一柱在延安。”在抗日战争中，中国共产党领导的八路军、新四军和华南人民抗日游击队，累计歼灭日、伪军171.4万多人，抗击了60%的侵华日军和95%的伪军。到抗战结束时，中国共产党领导的抗日民主根据地即解放区已发展到19块，面积近100万平方公里，人口近1亿。在抗日战争血与火、生与死的严酷锻造中，中国共产党日益赢得中国人民的信任和拥护，自身也不断发展壮大、走向成熟，在思想上政治上组织上达到空前统一和团结，成为一个拥有120多万名党员、有着广泛群众基础、能够担负领导中国革命取得胜利重任的坚强有力的马克思主义政党。抗战胜利后，中国共产党团结带领中国人民很快就取得新民主主义革命的彻底胜利，领导我们这个曾经苦难深重的国家建立起人民当家作主的新中国，推进社会主义革命和建设，进行改革开放和社会主义现代化建设，开创中国特色社会主义新时代，取得举世瞩目的成就。历史深刻昭示，没有中国共产党就没有新中国，就没有中华民族伟大复兴。前进道路上，必须毫不动摇坚持和加强党的全面领导，坚决维护党中央权威和集中统一领导，使全党全国各族人民在党的旗帜下团结成“一块坚硬的钢铁”，推动复兴号巨轮不断破浪前行。

Deeply understand that the Chinese People's War of Resistance opened up the Eastern Main Battlefield of the World Anti-Fascist War

深刻认识中国人民抗日战争开辟了世界反法西斯战争的东方主战场

The ambition of the fascist aggressive alliance was to conquer the world. Japan was the Eastern source of fascist aggressive war. The Japanese fascist aggressors were both the enemy of the Chinese people and the enemy of the people of the world. The 14-year arduous and prolonged War of Resistance was fought not only for the future and fate of the Chinese nation but also for the cause of peace and the future of all humanity. General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out, "The Chinese People's War of Resistance, from its very beginning, had the great significance of saving human civilization and defending world peace," and "The great Chinese People's War of Resistance opened up the Eastern Main Battlefield of the World Anti-Fascist War and made contributions that will shine through history to save the nation from peril, achieve national independence and people's liberation, and strive for the great cause of world peace." These important expositions profoundly reveal the status and role of the Chinese People's War of Resistance in the World Anti-Fascist War and provide guidance for correctly understanding the historical contributions and world significance of the Chinese People's War of Resistance.

法西斯侵略同盟的野心在于征服世界，日本是法西斯发动侵略战争的东方策源地，日本法西斯侵略者既是中国人民的敌人，也是世界人民的敌人。14年艰难漫长的抗战，不仅是为中华民族的前途命运而战，也是为整个人类的和平事业和前途命运而战。习近平总书记深刻指出，“中国人民抗日战争，从一开始就具有拯救人类文明、保卫世界和平的重大意义”，“伟大的中国人民抗日战争，开辟了世界反法西斯战争的东方主战场，为挽救民族危亡、实现民族独立和人民解放，为争取世界和平的伟大事业，作出了彪炳史册的贡献”。这些重要论述深刻揭示了中国人民抗日战争在世界反法西斯战争中的地位作用，为正确认识中国人民抗日战争的历史贡献和世界意义提供了遵循。

The Chinese People's War of Resistance began earliest, lasted the longest, eliminated the most Japanese troops, and paid the greatest price, playing a decisive role in the complete destruction of the Japanese aggressors. After the September 18 Incident, when major Western countries were pursuing a policy of appeasement, the Chinese people rose in resistance, opening the prelude to the World Anti-Fascist War. After the July 7 Incident, China entered the stage of full-scale national resistance, thereby opening up the Eastern Main Battlefield of the World Anti-Fascist War. During the ten years before the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1941, China was a "lone heroic" country fighting against the Japanese aggressors single-handedly. During the period of Japan's strategic offensive and China's strategic defense, the total forces deployed by China and Japan exceeded 4 million, and the population directly or indirectly involved in the war in China reached over 400 million. In this war, the Chinese battlefield eliminated over 1.5 million Japanese troops, accounting for more than 70% of Japan's total casualties in World War II; after Japan's defeat, the Japanese troops that surrendered to China totaled over 1.28 million, accounting for more than 50% of the total Japanese troops surrendering overseas at that time. To resist Japanese aggression, the Chinese nation paid a huge sacrifice. According to incomplete statistics, Chinese military and civilian casualties exceeded 35 million; calculated at the exchange rate of 1937, the direct economic loss was over 100 billion US dollars, and the indirect economic loss was over 500 billion US dollars. The sustained and powerful resistance and enormous attrition inflicted on the Japanese invading forces by the Chinese battlefield over the years accelerated the demise of Japanese fascism.

中国人民抗日战争开始时间最早、持续时间最长、抗击和消灭日军最多、付出代价最大，对日本侵略者的彻底覆灭起到了决定性作用。九一八事变后，当西方主要国家实行绥靖政策时，中国人民奋起抵抗，揭开了世界反法西斯战争的序幕。七七事变后，中国进入全民族抗战阶段，由此开辟了世界反法西斯战争的东方主战场。在1941年太平洋战争爆发前长达10年的时间里，中国一直是单枪匹马抗击日本侵略者的“孤胆英雄”。在日本战略进攻、中国战略防御期间，中日双方投入总兵力达400余万，中国直接和间接卷入战争的人口达4亿之多。在这场战争中，中国战场歼灭日军150多万人，占日军在第二次世界大战中伤亡总数的70%以上；日本战败后，向中国投降的日军共128万余人，占当时日军海外投降总兵力的50%以上。为抵御日本侵略，中华民族付出了巨大牺牲。据不完全统计，中国军民伤亡3500万人以上；按1937年的比值折算，直接经济损失1000多亿美元，间接经济损失5000多亿美元。中国战场对日本侵略军经年累月的有力抗击和巨大消耗，加速了日本法西斯走向灭亡。

China actively promoted strategic cooperation among the Allies of the World Anti-Fascist War and played an important role in the establishment of the International Anti-Fascist United Front. The harm of German, Italian, and Japanese fascism was global; fighting fascism required strengthening international cooperation. As early as March 1937, Comrade Mao Zedong, in an interview with American journalist Agnes Smedley, stated, "We advocate the establishment of a Pacific united front among China, Britain, the United States, France, and the Soviet Union." On New Year's Day 1942, led by China, the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union, 26 countries signed the Declaration by United Nations [8]8 The Declaration by United Nations (January 1942) was the founding document of the Allied coalition in World War II, pledging to fight the Axis powers. in Washington, marking the formal establishment of the International Anti-Fascist United Front; two days later, the China Theater was formally established to command the Allied forces in China and in Vietnam, Thailand, and other countries. The establishment of the International Anti-Fascist United Front was an important cornerstone for defeating fascism. China not only first advocated the establishment of an international anti-fascist united front but also worked hard and tirelessly for it, being one of the founding countries and founders of the World Anti-Fascist Alliance.

中国积极推动世界反法西斯同盟国战略合作，为国际反法西斯统一战线的建立发挥了重要作用。德意日法西斯的危害是世界性的，反法西斯必须加强国际合作。早在1937年3月，毛泽东同志在与美国记者史沫特莱的谈话中就指出，“我们主张中、英、美、法、苏五国建立太平洋联合战线”。1942年元旦，由中美英苏4国领衔，全球26国在华盛顿签署《联合国家宣言》，这标志着国际反法西斯统一战线的正式建立；两天后，中国战区正式成立，统一指挥中国及在越南、泰国等国的同盟国军队。国际反法西斯统一战线的建立是战胜法西斯的重要基石，中国不仅首先倡导建立国际反法西斯统一战线，而且为此艰辛努力、不懈奋斗，是世界反法西斯同盟的创始国和奠基者之一。

The Chinese battlefield strategically coordinated with and supported Allied operations and played an important role in the victory of other theaters of the World Anti-Fascist War. "Northward Advance" and "Southward Advance" were the established strategic designs of Japanese fascism, as well as the strategic coordination plan formulated by the Axis alliance. However, the sustained and powerful resistance of the Chinese battlefield kept the main force of the Japanese army and part of its naval and air forces firmly "pinned down" on the Chinese battlefield, curbing Japan's "Northward Advance" plan to invade Siberia, enabling the Soviet Union to avoid a two-front war, and also restraining and delaying Japan's "Southward Advance" pace to attack the South Seas, greatly influencing the process and direction of the entire Anti-Fascist War. During the extremely difficult stalemate stage, the Chinese government resolutely sent elite troops to form the Expeditionary Force [9]9 The Chinese Expeditionary Force was sent to Burma (Myanmar) to fight alongside Allied forces against the Japanese from 1942 to 1945. to fight alongside the Allied forces against Japan. China also provided the Allies with airfields, harbors, and large amounts of strategic materials and military intelligence. China's protracted war of resistance not only won valuable strategic preparation time for the Soviet Union, the United States, Britain, etc., but also played an important role in ensuring the Allies' implementation of the "Europe First" grand strategy.

中国战场在战略上策应和支持了盟国作战，对世界反法西斯战争其他战场胜利起到了重要作用。“北进”和“南进”是日本法西斯的既定战略企图，也是轴心国联盟制定的战略协同计划。然而，中国战场的持续有力抗击，使得日本陆军主力和一部分海空力量始终被牢牢“钉”在中国战场，遏制了日本侵犯西伯利亚的“北进”计划，使苏联避免了两线作战，也牵制和推迟了日本进攻南洋的“南进”步伐，极大地影响着整个反法西斯战争的进程和走向。在极为艰难的相持阶段，中国政府毅然派出精锐部队组成远征军，与盟军共同对日作战。中国还为盟国提供了机场、港湾以及大量的战略物资和军事情报。中国的持久抗战，不仅为苏、美、英等赢得了宝贵的战略准备时间，而且为保证同盟国实施“先欧后亚”大战略发挥了重要作用。

Reviewing the difficult and tortuous course of the War of Resistance, it is very clear that the Chinese People's War of Resistance, as an important part of the World Anti-Fascist War, made indelible contributions to saving human civilization and defending world peace. Allied political figures who participated in war command, such as British Prime Minister Churchill, Soviet Marshal Chuikov, and US President Roosevelt, all gave objective and fair assessments of the role and contribution of China's War of Resistance. In the later stage of the war, China actively participated in the deliberation, planning, and founding of the United Nations, made significant contributions to the formulation of the UN Charter and the establishment of the United Nations, and became a sponsoring country, founding member, and permanent member of the UN Security Council. China's international status as a major world power was re-established. All these are iron facts. However, for a long time, some forces, out of ideological prejudice or political self-interest and various other purposes, have deliberately downplayed China's status and role in the World Anti-Fascist War, attempting to undermine the righteous foundation of the postwar international order by distorting historical narratives. Such conduct is ignorance and disregard for history, and irresponsibility toward the world and the common future of mankind. On May 7 this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping published a signed article in Rossiyskaya Gazeta, emphasizing the need to uphold the correct view of WWII history and resolutely maintain the postwar international order, demonstrating a clear stance on safeguarding the outcomes of the WWII victory and international fairness and justice. We must inherit and promote the correct view of WWII history, use irrefutable historical evidence to clarify the major contributions of the Chinese People's War of Resistance to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, enhance the international community's understanding and recognition of China's major contributions in WWII, and never allow any attempts to distort the truth of WWII history or smear China's historical achievements in the War of Resistance to succeed. We must resolutely safeguard the international system centered on the United Nations and the international order based on international law, and continuously promote an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization. We must resolutely implement the Party's overall policy for resolving the Taiwan issue in the New Era [10]10 The Party's overall policy for resolving the Taiwan issue in the New Era includes commitments to peaceful reunification under "one country, two systems" while opposing separatist activities and foreign interference. and unswervingly advance the great cause of national reunification.

回顾艰难曲折的抗战历程，可以非常清晰地看到，中国人民抗日战争作为世界反法西斯战争的重要组成部分，为拯救人类文明、保卫世界和平作出了不可磨灭的贡献。曾参与战争指挥的盟国政要如英国首相丘吉尔、苏联元帅崔可夫、美国总统罗斯福等，都对中国抗战的作用和贡献有过客观公道的评价。战争后期，中国积极参与了联合国的酝酿、筹划和创建，为《联合国宪章》的制定和联合国的成立作出了重大贡献，并成为联合国的发起国、创始会员国和安理会常任理事国，中国世界大国的国际地位得到重新确立。这一切都是铁的事实。然而，长期以来一些势力出于意识形态偏见或政治私利等种种目的，刻意淡化中国在世界反法西斯战争中的地位作用，试图通过歪曲历史叙事来动摇战后国际秩序的正义根基。这种行径是对历史的无知与漠视，是对世界、对人类共同未来的不负责任。今年5月7日，习近平总书记在《俄罗斯报》发表署名文章，强调要坚持正确二战史观、坚决维护战后国际秩序，彰显了捍卫二战胜利成果和国际公平正义的鲜明立场。我们必须传承弘扬正确二战史观，以无可辩驳的历史证据阐明中国人民抗日战争为世界反法西斯战争胜利作出的重大贡献，增进国际社会对我国在第二次世界大战中作出重大贡献的了解和认同，决不让任何歪曲二战历史真相、抹黑中国抗战历史功绩的图谋得逞。要坚决维护以联合国为核心的国际体系和以国际法为基础的国际秩序，持续推进平等有序的世界多极化、普惠包容的经济全球化。坚决贯彻新时代党解决台湾问题的总体方略，坚定不移推进祖国统一大业。

Deeply understand the historical lesson that we must unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development

深刻认识必须毫不动摇走和平发展道路的历史启示

World War II was an unprecedented catastrophe in human history, with total casualties worldwide exceeding 100 million. Peace did not come easily, and the blood-soaked lesson must not be forgotten. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The most valuable lesson left to us by the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance and the World Anti-Fascist War is that we must unswervingly follow the path of peaceful development." Today, we commemorate the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance and condemn the brutality of the aggressors, not to perpetuate hatred, but to take history as a mirror, arouse the yearning and persistence for peace among the people of all countries, jointly cherish and maintain peace, and enable the people of all countries to develop and progress together in peace and tranquility.

第二次世界大战是人类历史上空前的浩劫，全世界在战争中的伤亡总人数超过1亿。和平来之不易，血的教训不能忘却。习近平总书记指出：“中国人民抗日战争和世界反法西斯战争的胜利给我们留下的最宝贵的启示，就是必须毫不动摇走和平发展道路。”今天，我们纪念中国人民抗日战争的胜利，谴责侵略者的残暴，并不是要延续仇恨，而是要以史为鉴，唤起各国人民对和平的向往和坚持，共同珍爱和平、维护和平，让各国人民在和平安宁中共同发展进步。

The Chinese nation is a peace-loving nation, and the Chinese people are a peace-loving people. In modern times, the Chinese nation suffered long-term aggression and bullying by Japan and other powers, and has a deep and unforgettable memory of the suffering brought by war. However, what the Chinese people have learned from this is not the gangster logic of the law of the jungle, but a strengthened determination to maintain peace. China is the only major country in the world that enshrines peaceful development in its constitution and the governing party's constitution, elevating it to a national will. It is the only permanent member of the United Nations Security Council that commits to no first use of nuclear weapons. It is also the largest contributor of peacekeeping personnel among the permanent members of the Security Council, the second largest contributor to the UN regular budget and a major peacekeeping funder. China plays an irreplaceable role in containing the escalation of local conflicts, alleviating humanitarian disasters, and avoiding a new world war, earning wide acclaim from the international community. Our determination to follow the path of peaceful development is unwavering, but we must never give up our legitimate rights and interests, must never sacrifice our core national interests, and must never allow the historical tragedy of being invaded, enslaved, and colonized after the Opium War to repeat itself. Facing possible deliberate provocations in the future, facing any major risks and challenges that may delay or even block the historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people have the determination, confidence, and even more the means and ability to resolutely fight in a "language that aggressors understand" and win peace and uphold justice through victory.

中华民族是爱好和平的民族，中国人民是爱好和平的人民。近代以后，中华民族遭到了日本等列强的长期侵略和欺凌，对战争带来的苦难有着刻骨铭心的记忆，但中国人民从中学到的不是弱肉强食的强盗逻辑，而是更加坚定了维护和平的决心。中国是世界上唯一将和平发展写入宪法和执政党党章、上升为国家意志的大国，是联合国安理会5个常任理事国中唯一承诺不首先使用核武器的国家，还是派遣维和人员最多的安理会常任理事国、联合国第二大会费国和维和出资国，为遏制局部冲突升级、纾解人道主义灾难、避免新的世界大战爆发等发挥着不可替代的作用，赢得了国际社会的广泛赞誉。我们走和平发展道路的决心坚定不移，但决不能放弃我们的正当权益，决不能牺牲国家核心利益，决不允许鸦片战争后被侵略、被奴役、被殖民的历史悲剧重演。面对未来可能发生的蓄意挑衅，面对任何可能迟滞甚至阻断中华民族伟大复兴历史进程的重大风险挑战，中国共产党和中国人民有决心有信心、更有办法有能力，必将以“侵略者听得懂的语言”坚决斗争，用胜利赢得和平、捍卫正义。

Peace is the greatest common aspiration of the people of all countries, and also the greatest common interest and cause of mankind. It requires the joint striving and maintenance of all parties. Only when every country remembers the painful lessons of war, cherishes peace, and maintains peace can there be hope for peace. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "China follows the path of peaceful development, and other countries must also follow the path of peaceful development. Only when all countries follow the path of peaceful development can all countries develop together and countries live together in peace"; he emphasized, "For peace, we must firmly establish the awareness of a community with a shared future for mankind." Today, peace and development have become the themes of the era, but the world is still not peaceful. Peace deficits, development deficits, security deficits, and governance deficits are increasing rather than decreasing, and unilateralism, hegemonism, and acts of bullying and high-handedness are deeply harmful. In some countries, the specter of militarism has not yet dissipated; some political forces always believe in the logic of the law of the jungle, aggression, and expansion, and there is no word "peace" in their minds. The painful lesson of World War II is not far away; the world must never return to the law of the jungle where "might makes right." Only by adhering to the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits, adhering to dialogue rather than confrontation, partnership rather than alliance, and win-win rather than zero-sum, practicing true multilateralism, and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, can we jointly address global challenges and collectively promote world peace, stability, development, and prosperity.

和平是各国人民最大的共同期盼，也是人类最大的共同利益、共同事业，需要各方共同争取和维护。只有每个国家都记取战争的惨痛教训，珍爱和平、维护和平，和平才有希望。习近平总书记强调，“中国走和平发展道路，其他国家也都要走和平发展道路，只有各国都走和平发展道路，各国才能共同发展，国与国才能和平相处”；强调“为了和平，我们要牢固树立人类命运共同体意识”。今天，和平与发展已成为时代主题，但世界仍不太平，和平赤字、发展赤字、安全赤字、治理赤字有增无减，单边主义、霸权霸道霸凌行径危害深重。在某些国家，军国主义的阴魂至今未散，一些政治势力始终信奉的是弱肉强食、侵略扩张的逻辑，头脑中从无“和平”二字。二战的沉痛教训殷鉴不远，世界绝不应退回“强权即公理”的丛林法则。只有坚持共商共建共享的全球治理观，坚持对话而不对抗、结伴而不结盟、共赢而非零和，践行真正的多边主义，推动构建人类命运共同体，才能携手应对全球性挑战，共同促进世界和平、稳定、发展、繁荣。

Deeply understand the requirement of the era to carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance and unite and strive for building a strong country and national rejuvenation

深刻认识弘扬伟大抗战精神、为强国建设民族复兴而团结奋斗的时代要求

What is the spiritual code of the invincible Chinese people during the arduous War of Resistance? General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that the Chinese people, in the magnificent process of the War of Resistance, nurtured the great spirit of the War of Resistance, showing the world the patriotic sentiment that "everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country," the national integrity of facing death unflinchingly and preferring death to surrender, the heroic mettle of defying brute force and fighting to the end, and the unyielding and tenacious conviction of victory; he emphasized that the great spirit of the War of Resistance is a precious spiritual wealth of the Chinese people and will forever inspire the Chinese people to overcome all difficulties and obstacles and strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In the 80 years since the victory of the War of Resistance, China has undergone earth-shaking changes. A China that is increasingly prosperous and strong, a China full of vitality and hope, a China that is amiable and respectable, has stood toweringly in the East of the world. Today, as we march on the new journey of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, we are carrying out a great struggle with many new historical features. We must vigorously carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance and continue to write new historical glories.

艰苦卓绝的抗日战争，中国人民不可战胜的精神密码是什么？习近平总书记指出，中国人民在抗日战争的壮阔进程中孕育出伟大抗战精神，向世界展示了天下兴亡、匹夫有责的爱国情怀，视死如归、宁死不屈的民族气节，不畏强暴、血战到底的英雄气概，百折不挠、坚忍不拔的必胜信念；强调伟大抗战精神是中国人民弥足珍贵的精神财富，将永远激励中国人民克服一切艰难险阻、为实现中华民族伟大复兴而奋斗。抗战胜利80年来，中国发生了翻天覆地的变化，一个日益繁荣富强的中国，一个充满生机希望的中国，一个可亲可爱的中国，已经昂然屹立于世界的东方。今天，我们行进在强国建设、民族复兴新征程上，正在进行具有许多新的历史特点的伟大斗争，必须大力弘扬伟大抗战精神，不断续写新的历史荣光。

Carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance, shoulder the mission and task of the new journey of the New Era. Saving the nation from subjugation and defeating the Japanese aggressors was the historical mission of that generation of Chinese sons and daughters. Inspired and motivated by the great spirit of the War of Resistance, our forebears won national independence and national liberation with their lives and blood, laying an unshakable foundation for everything we have today. Looking at the present, advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese-path modernization is the historical mission of our generation. At present, we have only 10 years left until the basic realization of socialist modernization by 2035, and only a little over 20 years until the realization of the second centenary goal by the middle of this century. The responsibility is extremely heavy, the task is extremely arduous, and extremely hard efforts are required. We must inherit and carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance, strengthen historical confidence, enhance historical initiative, seize the day and take on responsibility, anchor the goal without relaxation, and advance forward through wind and rain.

弘扬伟大抗战精神，肩负起新时代新征程的使命任务。救亡图存、打败日本侵略者，是那一代中华儿女的历史使命。在伟大抗战精神的感召和激励下，先辈们用生命和鲜血赢得了国家独立和民族解放，为我们今天的一切奠定了不可动摇的基础。看今朝，以中国式现代化全面推进中华民族伟大复兴，是我们这一代人的历史使命。当前，我们距离2035年基本实现社会主义现代化只有10年时间，距离本世纪中叶实现第二个百年奋斗目标也只有20多年的时间，责任非常重大，任务非常艰巨，需要付出极其艰辛的努力。我们要传承和弘扬伟大抗战精神，坚定历史自信，增强历史主动，只争朝夕、勇于担当，锚定目标不放松、风雨无阻向前进。

Carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance, overcome all difficulties and challenges on the road ahead. China's War of Resistance was a struggle of great disparity in national strength and military power. However, facing a powerful aggressor, the Chinese military and civilians, with the firm will to overwhelm all enemies and never yield to them, counterattacked from a desperate position and persevered to the end, creating a feat of victory in war. Today, we seek development and progress in a peaceful environment, and the cause of the Party and the state is flourishing. But the contradictions and problems before us are still very acute, and the risks and challenges that need to be prevented and defused remain severe. From the international perspective, the changes unseen in a century are accelerating. In particular, some countries do not want to see China develop and become strong, and use various means to suppress, encircle, and contain it. The complexity, severity, and uncertainty of the external environment are rising. From the domestic perspective, problems of unbalanced and uncoordinated development remain prominent, the economy still faces many risks, and high-quality development still faces many challenges. The more we climb slopes and cross passes, the more we face difficulties and challenges, the more we must inherit and carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance, inspire the firm belief of the whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country to advance courageously and be indomitable, meet difficulties head-on and strive to achieve, and endeavor to overcome one difficulty after another and break through one dangerous pass after another.

弘扬伟大抗战精神，战胜前进道路上的一切困难挑战。中国的抗战是一场国力军力对比悬殊的斗争。但是，面对强大的侵略者，中国军民以压倒一切敌人而决不被敌人所屈服的坚强意志，绝地反击、坚持到底，创造了战争胜利的壮举。如今，我们在和平的环境中谋发展、求进步，党和国家事业蒸蒸日上，但摆在我们面前的矛盾和问题仍然十分尖锐，需要防范化解的风险挑战依然严峻。从国际看，百年变局加速演进，特别是一些国家不愿意看到中国发展强大起来，用各种方式进行打压、围堵、遏制，外部环境复杂性、严峻性、不确定性上升。从国内看，发展不平衡、不协调的问题依然突出，经济运行仍然面临不少风险，高质量发展依然面临诸多挑战。越是爬坡过坎，越是面对困难挑战，我们就越要传承和弘扬伟大抗战精神，激发全党全国各族人民勇往直前、百折不挠的坚定信念，迎难而上、奋发有为，努力战胜一个又一个困难、闯过一道又一道险关。

Carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance, consolidate the will and strength of all the people to unite and strive. During the War of Resistance, faced with a strong enemy and a weak self, unfavorable war situation, political turmoil, and material shortages, faced with various arguments such as "resistance against foreign aggression must be preceded by internal pacification," "theory of national subjugation," "theory of quick victory," "theory of a roundabout way to save the country," the Communist Party of China always held high the banner of resisting Japan and saving the nation, clearly proclaimed the strategic policy of protracted war, unified the will of the entire nation to resist the enemy and withstand aggression, and the spirit of never surrendering and fighting to the end became the mainstream. Today, the Party's innovative theory is deeply rooted in the people's hearts, the common ideological foundation for the united struggle of the whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country is increasingly consolidated, and the mainstream ideology of society is uplifting. But at the same time, social thought is more diverse, social values are more pluralistic, and social trends of thought are surging and clashing. Some erroneous understandings impact mainstream public opinion and mainstream values, affecting people's ideals, beliefs, and will to struggle. We must vigorously carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance, further consolidate the ideological consensus of all the people, gather the wisdom and strength from all sides, and form a vivid situation where all Chinese sons and daughters think with one mind and exert their strength in one direction.

弘扬伟大抗战精神，凝聚全体人民团结奋斗的意志和力量。抗战期间，面对敌强我弱、战局不利、政局动荡、物资短缺，面对“攘外必先安内”、“亡国论”、“速胜论”、“曲线救国论”等种种论调，中国共产党始终高举抗日救国的大旗，鲜明宣示持久抗战的战略方针，统一了全民族抗敌御侮的意志，决不投降、抗争到底的精神成为主流。如今，党的创新理论深入人心，全党全国各族人民团结奋斗的共同思想基础日益巩固，社会主流思想意识昂扬向上，但同时社会思想更加多样、社会价值更加多元、社会思潮纷纭激荡，一些错误认识冲击着主流舆论和主流价值，影响着人们的理想信念、奋斗意志。我们必须大力弘扬伟大抗战精神，进一步凝聚起全体人民的思想共识，把方方面面的智慧和力量汇聚起来，形成全体中华儿女心往一处想、劲往一处使的生动局面。

Remember history, cherish the memory of the martyrs, treasure peace, and open up the future. The great victory 80 years ago proved to the world that the Chinese nation has the mettle to fight the aggressors to the bitter end, the determination to recover lost territory on the basis of self-reliance, and the ability to stand on its own among the nations of the world. On the new journey of the New Era, with the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core and the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we have strong determination, firm will, and abundant national strength to overcome all risks and challenges on the road ahead. No country or force can stop the historical pace of the Chinese nation's great rejuvenation!

铭记历史、缅怀先烈，珍爱和平、开创未来。80年前的伟大胜利向世人证明，中华民族有同侵略者血战到底的气概，有在自力更生的基础上光复旧物的决心，有自立于世界民族之林的能力。新时代新征程，有以习近平同志为核心的党中央坚强领导、有习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想科学指引，我们有强大决心、坚定意志、雄厚国力战胜前进道路上的一切风险挑战，任何国家任何势力都阻挡不住中华民族实现伟大复兴的历史步伐！

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