Xi Jinping: The Chinese nation is a great nation that is not afraid of coercion, and is self-reliant and self-improving.

On the morning of September 3rd, the grand commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. Xi Jinping stated that the Chinese nation is a great nation that does not fear oppression and is self-reliant. In the face of the life-and-death struggle between justice and evil, light and darkness, progress and reaction, the Chinese people united in hatred against the enemy, rose up in resistance, fought for the survival of the country, the rejuvenation of the nation, and for the justice of mankind. Today, humanity faces the choice between peace and war, dialogue and confrontation, win-win cooperation and zero-sum game. The Chinese people firmly stand on the right side of history, on the side of progress of human civilization, adhere to the path of peaceful development, and work hand in hand with the people of all countries to build a community with a shared future for mankind.