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On April 18, local time in the United States, a series of activities, "Remembering the Heroes - Photo Exhibition of the Flying Tigers and the Doolittle Squadron, the 5th Sino-US World War II Friendship Forum, and the 20th Anniversary Ceremony of the Exhibition of Stone Nianzi Donated by Yunnan Province in the United States" were held in The event was held at the National Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio, USA, to commemorate the profound friendship forged between the people of China and the United States when they cooperated to fight Japan's war of aggression more than 80 years ago.

Huang Ping, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in New York, Major General Liu Zhan, Defense Attaché of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, Jiang Jiang, Vice President of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Branstad, former U.S. Ambassador to China, and Myers, former Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. General, Chairman of the US-China Aviation Heritage Foundation Green, descendants of Flying Tigers veterans, and representatives of local friendship groups in China and the US, more than a hundred people from all walks of life from both countries attended the event.The Yunnan Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries was invited to attend relevant activities.

At the forum, Wang Yu, full-time vice president of the Provincial Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, delivered a speech on the theme of "Remembering the Flying Tiger Heroes and Sharing Sino-US Friendship".She said that there is a precious file in the Yunnan Provincial Archives, which not only shows the great achievements of the Flying Tigers fighting side by side with the Chinese army, but also truly and completely records the touching story of the Yunnan people who risked their lives to repair the airport and rescued the pilots. .Through the years and across mountains and seas, Yunnan’s Kunming Flying Tigers Memorial Hall, Nujiang Hump Route Memorial Hall, Hump Flight Monument, and Yunnan Post Moni’s Death Memorial Marked the mark of history and friendship. The story of the Flying Tigers is not only well-known to every household, but also The precious spiritual wealth of Sino-US cooperation.

At the commemoration ceremony of Shi Nianzi, Wang Yu vividly told the story of "the deep love for Shi Nianzi and the deep love for flying tigers".She said that 20 years ago, the Yunnan Provincial People's Government presented a heavy stone roller to the National Air Force Museum of the United States, but it witnessed the cooperation between the Chinese and American people in the War of Resistance.Over the past 20 years, it has calmly and profoundly told the story of the ups and downs during which China and the United States fought side by side. It not only demonstrated the wisdom and strength of the Chinese working people, but also witnessed the deep friendship between China and the United States who have been in the same boat through thick and thin.

In his two speeches, Wang Yu recreated the history of the Flying Tigers fighting side by side with the military and civilians of Yunnan and the profound friendship forged between the Chinese and American peoples, promoted Yunnan, which is green, ecological, open and diverse, and developing and advancing in the new era, and invited the guests present. Experience "There is a life called Yunnan".

In addition, Wang Yu handed over the "Flying Tigers Friendship School and Youth Leadership Program" cooperation memorandum that has been signed online between Kunming Foreign Language School, Dali Xiangyun No. 2 Middle School, International Leadership School of Texas, and the US-China Aviation Heritage Foundation, as well as Cards made by students of Kunming Foreign Language School for Flying Tigers veterans Harry Moyer and McMullen.The Yunnan Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries will work with the U.S.-China Aviation Heritage Foundation to connect young people from Yunnan and the United States to inherit the Flying Tiger spirit and continue Sino-U.S. friendship.

The photo exhibition is co-organized by the US-China Aviation Heritage Foundation, the Chinese Embassy in the United States, the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Chinese Consulate General in New York.About 150 precious pictures are displayed on more than 40 large display panels, vividly reproducing the scene of the U.S. Air Force fighting the Japanese army in China and the powerful support and rescue provided by the Chinese military and civilians.