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Soldiers are about to attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua) Soldiers are ...

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"We were actually together with you, and we jointly ended the Second World War in your Far East. Therefore, this union of China and the entire post-Soviet space is [important] for us, for the future.