Victory events 'serve as valuable reminder'

Seven decades after the end of World War II, China and Russia have more "responsibility and capability" to jointly uphold the outcome of their victory with the international community, a senior diplomat said on Tuesday.

The postwar order, with the United Nations as the core, has helped ensure that the world did not endure another conflict on that scale, but challenges remain as fascism and militarism re-emerge and attempts to distort history linger, Vice-Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping said.

The celebrations to be held by the two countries to mark the anniversary will serve as a reminder of the valuable lessons learned, the importance of firmly adhering to the factual truth of history, and oppose any moves to revitalize the forces of fascism and militarism, he said in Beijing.