This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, and the World Anti-Fascist War, as well as the founding of the United Nations (UN). May 8 marks Victory in Europe Day, while the victory day of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union falls on May 9. We pay high tribute to all peoples who contributed to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War.
今年是中国人民抗日战争、苏联伟大卫国战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年，也是联合国成立80周年。5月8日是欧洲反法西斯战争胜利日，5月9日是苏联卫国战争胜利日。我们谨向为世界反法西斯战争胜利作出贡献的各国人民，致以崇高的敬意。
The World Anti-Fascist War was a decisive battle between justice and evil, between light and darkness, and between progress and reaction. This unprecedented war in human history saw its flames engulf Asia, Europe, Africa, and Oceania. More than 80 countries and regions, involving some 2 billion people, were drawn into the conflict. It inflicted over 100 million military and civilian casualties. China suffered over 35 million casualties and the Soviet Union lost more than 27 million lives.
世界反法西斯战争，是正义和邪恶、光明和黑暗、进步和反动的大决战。这场人类历史上规模空前的战争，战火遍及亚洲、欧洲、非洲、大洋洲，有80多个国家和地区、约20亿人口卷入，军队和民众伤亡超过1亿人，其中中国伤亡人数超过3500万，苏联死亡人数超过2700万。
As the main battlefield in the East during the world's anti-Fascist war, the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression started the first and lasted the longest. The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression provided vital strategic support to the Allied forces. It complemented operations on both the European and Pacific fronts, disrupted the coordination attempts between Japanese fascists and the German and Italian fascists, and played a crucial role in undermining their strategic plans. China's efforts made an immense contribution to the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the great cause of world peace.
作为世界反法西斯战争的东方主战场，中国人民抗日战争开始时间最早、持续时间最长。中国人民抗日战争在战略上策应和支持了盟国作战，配合了欧洲战场和太平洋战场的战略行动，制约和打乱了日本法西斯和德意法西斯战略配合的企图，为世界各国人民取得反法西斯战争的胜利、争取世界和平的伟大事业作出了巨大贡献。
The reason why we should bear in mind the history of war is to safeguard world peace and create a brighter future. Eighty years ago, the forces of justice across the world, including China and the Soviet Union, stood united and fought courageously to defeat the overbearing fascist powers. Eighty years later today, however, unilateralism, hegemony, and power politics continue to inflict serious harm, and humanity once again finds itself at a crossroads of unity or division, dialogue or confrontation, win-win cooperation or zero-sum games.
牢记历史，是为了开创未来；不忘战争，是为了维护和平。80年前，包括中国、苏联在内的全世界正义力量同仇敌忾、英勇战斗，打败了不可一世的法西斯势力。80年后的今天，单边主义、霸权霸道霸凌行径危害深重，人类又一次站在了团结还是分裂、对话还是对抗、共赢还是零和的十字路口。
War is like a mirror. Looking into it helps us better appreciate the value of peace. Only with peace and stability can humanity better achieve its aspirations. The law of the jungle that leaves the weak at the mercy of the strong is not the way for humans to coexist, nor is zero-sum games featuring the practice of "winner-takes-all" the path to global development.
战争是一面镜子，能够让人更好认识和平的珍贵。有了和平稳定，人类才能更好实现自己的梦想。弱肉强食、丛林法则不是人类共存之道，赢者通吃、零和博弈不是人类发展之路。
China is a peace-loving nation. The Chinese military is both a great wall of steel to safeguard China's national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and a staunch force for maintaining world peace. All countries should jointly uphold the international system with the United Nations at its core, the international order underpinned by international law, and the basic norms governing international relations based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, promote the lofty cause of world peace and development and strive tirelessly for the lofty goal of building a community with a shared future for mankind.
中华民族是爱好和平的民族，中国军队是维护国家主权、安全、发展利益的钢铁长城，也是维护世界和平的坚定力量。世界各国应该共同维护以联合国为核心的国际体系、以国际法为基础的国际秩序、以联合国宪章宗旨和原则为基础的国际关系基本准则，共同推进世界和平与发展的崇高事业，朝着构建人类命运共同体的崇高目标不懈努力。
