Opening New Horizons in Human Rights Research in the Process of Chinese Modernization
— Speech at the Symposium on “Chinese Modernization and Human Rights Protection”

Baimachilin*

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, delivered an important speech at the Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-1945) and the World Anti-Fascist War. Through a grand military parade, we joined people around the world in commemorating this great historic day, proclaiming that the mighty force of human justice, light, and progress is irresistible. Eighty years ago, the Chinese people’s fourteen-years of struggle constituted not only an arduous and bloody resistance, but also a war to defend human rights and civilization — a life-and-death struggle against anti-human and anti-civilizational forces. The great victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression not only changed the destiny of China and powerfully safeguarded the Chinese people’s rights to life and development, but also made indelible contributions to world peace and development.