President,

China aligns itself with the statement by Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations. The International Day Against Colonialism in All Its Forms and Manifestations aims to urge the international community to remember the harm of colonialism, accelerate the ongoing decolonization process, and end colonialism in all its forms and manifestations. This year's GA meeting to commemorate the first International Day is of great significance. 

At present, despite the end of colonial occupation and the collapse of colonial system, the world has yet to emerge from the shadow of colonialism. Hegemonism, unilateralism, and power politics, as legacies of colonialism, remain rampant. The international community needs to resist the colonial mentality in ideological, political, economic, cultural, and educational domains, eradicate the remnants of colonialism, uphold international fairness and justice, and promote greater democracy and rule of law in international relations. 

President, 

The history of the World Anti-Fascist War teaches us that peace needs to be striven for and safeguarded. Following the victory of World War II, the trials of war criminals at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg and the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ensured that the principal perpetrators of the war of aggression, whose hands were stained with the blood of people of many nations, received the punishment they deserved, and condemned the convicted war criminals to perpetual infamy. The justice and integrity of the trials are unshakable and beyond challenge. In history, Japan invaded China, the Korean Peninsula, and Southeast Asia, and imposed horrendous colonial rule. Japanese aggressors committed innumerable crimes and atrocities in Taiwan, killing over 650,000 Taiwan compatriots, forcibly recruiting around 200,000 young people to serve in the military, forcing more than 2,000 Taiwan women to become “comfort women”, occupying 70% of Taiwan's land, and destructively exploiting natural resources, including coal and gold mines. It was the darkest page in Taiwan's history. We must resolutely defend the victorious outcomes of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and resolutely defend the post-war international order. We must never allow any denial or distortion of the history of aggression, never allow the revival of militarism, and never allow the recurrence of historical tragedies. Any words or actions that challenge or seek to subvert the post-war international order could create instability in the world and bring immense suffering to humanity as a community with a shared future. We must remain highly vigilant and firmly oppose them. As a defeated country in World War II, Japan must do deep soul-searching regarding its historical crimes, abide by the political commitments it made on the Taiwan question, immediately stop provocative actions that cross the line, and retract its erroneous remarks. 

Thank you, President.