Internal working platform of Yunnan Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries

In 2024, the Provincial Council of Friendship Association for Foreign Affairs adhered to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially Xi Jinping's diplomatic thought, and focused on building more "four bridges" of folk exchanges, pragmatic cooperation, cultural exchanges, and youth friendship, and carried out private foreign exchanges in all aspects, multi-level and wide areas, deepened the friendship between the people of Yunnan and the people of all countries in the world, continuously expanded practical cooperation in various fields, and effectively served the overall national diplomacy and the economic and social development of the whole province.

With the strong support of directors of various units, the Provincial Association for Friendship with Foreign Affairs will release a series of excellent work cases for some directors, aiming to show and share the practical experience and exploration results of directors of various units, promote mutual learning and mutual learning, and promote the work of the council continuously to open up new situations and write new chapters through typical guidance, demonstration and leading the way, and point-to-face, to ensure that the implementation of the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech during his inspection of Yunnan is effective.

In order to implement the spirit of replying letters from President Xi Jinping to Greene, Chairman of the US-China Aviation Heritage Foundation, and Flying Tigers veterans Moyer and McMullen, the Provincial Federation of Social Sciences has digged deep resources and guided the Flying Tigers Research Association to carry out various forms of China-US civil exchange activities, achieving certain results.

Implement the spirit of President Xi Jinping’s reply to letter

Warmly receive flying tiger veterans

In November 2023, after President Xi Jinping replied to the Flying Tiger Veterans, the veteran delegation visited China. The Flying Tigers Research Association cooperated with the Provincial Friendship Association to carry out reception preparations and warmly and thoughtfully received the veteran delegation visiting China. Prepare exhibition board materials and carefully design the route of veterans to visit. During the visit of veterans in Yunnan, the Flying Tigers Research Association arranged for the opera troupe to prepare exquisite opera performances, and accompanied by comrades familiar with veterans to send souvenirs to veterans and future generations to tighten the bonds of folk ties.

Strengthen academic exchanges

Participate in the event forum online

In April 2024, the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States and the US-China Forum for the US-China Flying Tigers was held in Los Angeles, USA. Yunnan Province set up an offline branch venue in the Flying Tigers Building in Kunming City. Flying Tigers veterans and descendants of veterans gathered together to commemorate the heroes of the Flying Tigers through wonderful speeches and singing and dancing performances. In December 2024, the Flying Tigers Research Association was invited to participate online in the "Leap to the Top of the World - Commemorating the 82nd Anniversary of the Hump Route" hosted by the Flying Tigers Communication Association of the United States and co-organized by the Sino-US Peace and Friendship Promotion Association, to review history together and look forward to the future of Sino-US cooperation.

Flying Tiger is particularly close when he returns

Go out and carry out publicity

In September 2024, a large-scale cultural and tourism promotion event "There is a kind of life called Yunnan·Entering the United States" was held in Los Angeles, California. As the co-organizer, the Flying Tigers Research Association successfully held the "Flying Tigers Returning Extraordinary Picture and Text Exhibition and Flying Tigers·Camel Culture Theme Exchange Conference" at the Pomona University of California State Polytechnic University in the United States. The precious old photos and precious video materials tell the story of Chinese and American pilots fighting side by side. On the day of the exhibition, the visitors were not only local governments, experts and scholars, overseas Chinese, but also middle school students and college students. Many American audiences were deeply attracted by the story of the Flying Tigers and the friendship between the Chinese and American people because of the Flying Tigers. "This exhibition not only gave me a more comprehensive understanding of the history of the Flying Tigers, but also inspired the cherishment of Sino-US friendship."

Holding the Flying Tiger Hump Exhibition

Reappearing the friendship between China and the United States in the War of Resistance

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, with the guidance and support of the Provincial Friendship Association for Foreign Affairs and the Provincial Federation of Social Sciences, the "There is a Life called Yunnan - The Charm Exhibition of Hometown of Flying Tigers" hosted by the Flying Tigers Research Association was held on April 22 at the Victory Hall of the Anti-Japanese War in Yunnan. The exhibition takes historical images of Sino-US cooperation as its main theme, promotes the national spirit of the Chinese people's perseverance and vows to fight to the death, tells the world a good story of Yunnan, and shows the charm of the hometown of Flying Tiger Hump. After the exhibition, more than 40,000 visitors from all over the country have visited the exhibition. The series of activities have achieved good social benefits, effectively promoting the deepening and practicality of China-US civil diplomacy. Using the common historical memory of the flying tiger hump as a bond, it has tightened the friendship between China and the United States. The Provincial Federation of Social Sciences will further increase support and guidance for the Flying Tigers Research Association, play the Flying Tigers business card for China-US folk exchanges, support the Flying Tigers Research Association to carry out exchanges and cooperation with relevant international and domestic research institutions, dig deep into the historical and cultural resources of the Flying Tigers to carry out folk diplomacy, especially to tell the Flying Tigers stories to American teenagers and inherit the Flying Tigers spirit.