Thirty-five years ago today, on September 9, 1990 (July 21, 1990 lunar calendar), the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union met in Helsinki. George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev were together. On September 9, 1990, US President George W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev held a one-day meeting in Helsinki, Finland. The two sides exchanged views on the situation in the Gulf after Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait, expressing their intention to "unite against Iraqi aggression" and committed to "jointly studying and formulating regional security structures and measures to promote peace and stability." The two sides agreed to establish a "new partnership" to form a "new world order." But there are still complex contradictions and struggles between the United States and the Soviet Union.