The fascination of Vladimir Putin with history and his desire to use her to justify his own goals now went to his ally XI Jinping. From the role of his country during World War II, the Chinese president wants to present the role of his own The foundation of a multipolar world that took place after its completionand in which he now tries to lead as a counterweight to the United States.
During the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) XI, he called the heads of over 20 countries to join China for the purpose using their economic force to confront the West in the face of growing geopolitical and commercial tensions. According to the XI “organized multiply world” must be maintained to keep free trade and build a “more fair and reasonable global management system”.
In a situation in which Donald Trump has been destroying the system that has been functioning for about 80 years, Beijing sees a chance to revise international order and strengthen his credibility among countries developing as an alternative leader for the United States. Analysts say that This purpose is served, among others, by the relief of the role of China in World War II and establishing an international system under the auspices of the UN as a consequence. The new version of the history will also strengthen China's claims to Taiwan, which they consider to be their territory.
XI Jinping presents a completely new history of World War II and its aftermath
The SCO peak is organized on the days when Beijing celebrates the anniversary of the end of World War II with a large -scale military parade only for the second time (the first took place in 2015). On Monday, XI called other countries to help in disseminating the “correct” view on this subjectwho quotes the “Financial Times”.
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China and the USSR “served as Basions of resistance against Japanese militarism and German Nazismmaking a key contribution to winning the World War against fascism, “said before the May visit to Moscow at the invitation of” old friend “by Putin to take part in the victory parade, XI wrote:” China and the Soviet Union were the main theaters of this war, respectively in Asia and Europe. “
According to XI, China waged a “war of resistance against Japanese aggression” since 1931 (i.e. 10 years before entering the United States conflict, which then defeated Japan in the battles in the Pacific). At the same time, Beijing promotes the thesis that the main resistance was the communists, while In fact, it was the ruling national party of China (Kuomintang). It was she and her army who faced the Japanese forces during the fighting in 1931-1937 and later, when the war on the full-scale between the two countries had already begun.
Communist units also fought with the Japanese. However, the capitulation of the commander of the Japanese army in China on September 9, 1945 (after signing the surrender of Japan on the American battleship Missouri on September 2) She was accepted by representatives of Kuomintang and the Chinese government. They also conducted post -war negotiations, but they lost the civil war with the communists and in 1949 they moved to Taiwan.
Although nobody questions the suffering of the Chinese people, “it must be admitted that Ultimately, this is a confrontation between the USA and Japan in the Pacific [w latach 1941-1945] She was decisive for the end of the war“-says the Mitter wound, a specialist in the modern history of China, director of the Chinese Center at the Oxford University and the head of the Department of American-Asian relations at Harvard Kennedy School.
Putin joins the anti -western farce with satisfaction
– Beijing now has a convenient global context to say: “Hey, you know, we, the fathers of multipolaity, now we will give multi -trade a new, inclusive direction” – explained David Bandurski, China Media Project director and an expert for Chinese propaganda, in an interview with “Financial Times”. He believes, however, that these activities are not addressed to the USA and their allies, but to Chinese public opinion and partners on the global south: – This is a good way to show party members in the country that XI Jinping and the current management of the permanent committee of the Political Bureau are strong and respected all over the world.
“We must take SCO activities to protect international justice and ID card,” said XI. – All Member States are required to comply with the principles of justice and ID, constructively engage in international and regional matters and Stand guarding the common interests of the global south. We still have to definitely oppose hegemony and power policy.
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Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, and XI Jinping, leader of China, during the peak of the heads of states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tianjin, September 1, 2025.
Russia supports the initiative presented by XI for the purpose creating a new global management systemwhat Putin said in response to the words of his Chinese counterpart: – This is important when some countries still do not give up aspiration to dictatorship in international matters.
Beijing attempt to use the chaos caused by Trump to improve his international image“she will be undermined by a mass demonstration of hard military force and close connections with Moscow,” which, after all, wants a war for the conquest of Ukraine, said Amanda Hsiao, director of China at the consulting company Eurasia Group.
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