Hu Jintao spoke while meeting with representatives of the Russian veterans of World War II, who participated in the battles for the liberation of China’s northeast and who, in fairness, were shortchanged by the history books.
Hu Jintao said, "It is an ironclad fact that China and the Soviet Union have made exceptional contributions to the success of the world’s anti-fascist war, and the Chinese people highly valued the Soviet people’s role in the war and would always firmly remember the Soviet people’s assistance to us at a critical juncture."
The Australian reported that Hu also called for strengthened strategic coordination between China and Russia in a complex and volatile international situation. Hu said China and Russia should strengthen their strategic coordination, act as each other’s strategic support, advance the multipolarization process and safeguard world peace.