9月3日，驻尼泊尔大使侯艳琪在尼主流媒体《共和报》（英文）、《新报》（尼文）发表署名文章《以历史照亮未来，让和平永驻人间》，纪念中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利75周年。文章中英文全文如下：
今年是中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利75周年。中国人民抗日战争是世界反法西斯战争的重要组成部分，中国战场是世界反法西斯战争的东方主战场，为赢得世界反法西斯战争胜利做出了历史性贡献。
第二次世界大战是人类历史上一场空前浩劫，战火遍及亚洲、欧洲、非洲、大洋洲，包括中国、尼泊尔等在内的80多个国家和地区、约20亿人口卷入其中，军队和民众伤亡超过1亿人。为了二战的胜利，中国付出了巨大牺牲，军民死伤超过3500万人，直接和间接经济损失6000亿美元。世界反法西斯的胜利已经为人类赢得了75年的和平与发展。习近平主席曾说过：“战争是一面镜子，能够让人更好认识和平的珍贵。” 和平犹如空气和阳光，受益而不觉，失之则难存。每个国家都应该肩负起应有的责任，共同努力维护二战胜利成果，维护比金子还珍贵的和平时光。
中华民族历来爱好和平，五千年文明孕育的中国从来没有侵略扩张的基因。中国人民对战争带来的苦难有着刻骨铭心的记忆，十分珍惜和平安定的生活。中国即将全面建成小康社会，并开启全面建设社会主义现代化国家新征程，也需要一个和平安宁的国际环境。国强必霸的陈旧逻辑对中国并不适用。中国已将坚持自身和平发展载入宪法，成为世界上第一个做出这一庄重承诺的国家。无论发展到哪一步，中国都将坚持在和平共处五项原则基础上走和平发展道路，同各国人民友好相处，永远不称霸、永远不搞扩张，永远是维护世界和平的中坚力量。
今年也是联合国成立75周年。作为世界反法西斯战争胜利的重要成果，国际社会携手创建了以联合国为核心、以《联合国宪章》宗旨和原则为基础的国际秩序和国际体系，掀开了国际关系史上新篇章。75年来，我们秉持和平与发展的时代主题，努力构建和平友好、相互尊重、公平正义的新型国际关系，全球化的浪潮遍及世界各地，全人类在经济、文化、社会等各个领域实现了前所未有的大发展。不幸的是，有个别国家和势力偏要逆世界潮流而动，固守冷战思维，奉行本国优先，试图搞政治认同和阵营对抗的老一套。二战的惨痛经验告诉我们，强权独霸不是和平之策，零和博弈不是发展之路。只有加强国际合作，实现互利共赢，才是最符合各国人民意愿和时代发展潮流的正确选择。
当前，新冠肺炎疫情在全球肆虐，气候变化、贫穷和饥饿等全球性问题依然困扰着我们，各种传统安全和非传统安全问题复杂交织。在全球化时代，各国命运相连、休戚相关，没有任何一个国家能够独善其身，独自应对这些挑战，只有构建人类命运共同体才是发展进步的唯一正确方向。我们应该继承和发扬世界反法西斯战争精神，摒弃意识形态分歧，拿起团结合作这个最有力的武器，携手并肩战胜这些人类共同的敌人，维护全人类生存权、发展权等基本权利。
历史无法重来，未来可以开创。站在新的历史起点上，让我们以纪念中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争的伟大胜利为契机，携手努力，并肩前行，共同开创人类和平与繁荣的美好未来！
Aggression and expansion have never been China’s aspiration
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against the Japanese Aggression and The World Anti-Fascist War. The Chinese Peoples War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression was an important part of the World Anti-Fascist War. The Chinese people held ground in the main theater in the East of the World Anti-Fascist War, thus making a major historic contribution to its victory.
World War II left mankind with unprecedented calamity, more than 80 countries and regions, including China and Nepal, and around 2 billion people were involved in the war. Ravaging through Asia, Europe, Africa and the Oceania, that war inflicted over 100 million military and civilian casualties. China has made great sacrifices for the victory in World War II. More than 35 million soldiers and civilians were killed or injured, and the direct and indirect economic losses reached 600 billion US dollars. The victory of the World Anti-Fascist War has won 75 years of peace and development for mankind.
President Xi Jinping once said: “War is like a mirror, looking at it helps us better appreciate the value of peace.” Peace, like air and sunshine, is hardly noticed when people are benefiting from it. But none of us can live without it. Every country should shoulder due responsibilities and work together to safeguard the achievements of World War II and safeguard peace, something that is even more precious than gold.
Chinese people love peace. Aggression and expansion have never been in the genes of the Chinese nation throughout its 5,000-year-old history. The Chinese people have an unforgettable memory of the sufferings caused by wars, and highly cherish a peaceful and stable life. China has come to achieve its goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and will be embarking on a journey to achieve the goal of building China into a modern socialist country, both of which would require a peaceful international environment. The outdated view that power would invariably lead to hegemony does not apply to China. We have enshrined our commitment to peaceful development in our constitution, and China is the first country in the world to make such a solemn pledge. No matter how stronger it may become, China will always adhere to the path of peaceful development and maintain friendly relations with all other countries on the basis of Five Principles of Peaceful coexistence. China will never seek hegemony or expansion, and will continue to be a staunch force for peace in the world.
This year also marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. As an important achievement of the Worlds Anti-Fascist War, the international community established the international order and system with the United Nations as its core. The purpose and principles of the UN Charter opened a new chapter in the history of international relations. In the past 75 years, we committed to peace and development, two themes of the time and actively promoted building a new type of international relations, featuring mutual respect, fairness, justice and win-win cooperation.
The tide of globalization has swept away every corner of the world, and human beings have achieved unprecedented progress in economy, society, culture and so on. But unfortunately, some individual countries and forces go against the trend of history and stick to the Cold War mentality by putting their own interests first and resort to the old tricks of identity politics and bloc rivalry. The bitter lessons drawn from World War II have taught us that hegemonic policies and zero-sum game do not benefit peace or development of mankind. To meet the aspirations of people all over the world and comply with the trend of times, the only right choice is to strengthen international cooperation and opt for mutual benefit.
Nowadays, the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading around the world. Climate change, hunger, poverty and other global problems pose major problems while traditional and non-traditional security challenges are intertwined. In this age of globalization, the futures of countries are closely interlinked. No country can insulate it from or tackle alone all these challenges. Building a community with a shared future for mankind is the only right way to go. We should carry forward the spirit of the World Anti-Fascist War, preclude the ideological differences, use solidarity and cooperation as our most powerful weapons to jointly defeat those common enemies of human beings, and safeguard the basic rights, including the right to subsistence and development of the people.
History cannot start all over again, but the future can be created. Standing at a new starting point of history, let’s take the opportunity to commemorate the glorious victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and The World Anti-Fascist War, work together and forge ahead side by side to deliver a peaceful and prosperous future for mankind.
