Two schools in Yunnan joined the "Flying Tigers Friendship School and Youth Leadership Program" and successfully held an online signing ceremony

time：2024-04-12source：云南省对外友好协会browse：691

In order to inherit the spirit of the Flying Tigers, with the active promotion of the Provincial Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the US-China Aviation Heritage Foundation, on April 12, Kunming Foreign Language School, Dali Prefecture Xiangyun County No. 2 Middle School, and Texas International Leadership School, the United States The online signing ceremony of the AVIC Heritage Foundation's "Flying Tigers Friendship School" cooperation memorandum of understanding was successfully held.Zhang Heqiang, Counselor of the Embassy in the United States, Wang Yu, Full-time Vice President of the Provincial Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Green, Chairman of the US-China Aviation Heritage Foundation, Eddie Conger, Chairman of Texas International Leadership School, Li Wen, Principal of Kunming Foreign Languages ​​School, Dali Prefecture Xiangyun No. 2 Middle School Principal Qian Hai attended the event and delivered a speech.

Zhang Heqiang said that the "Flying Tigers" are a true portrayal of Sino-US cooperation in World War II, symbolizing bravery, sacrifice and dedication, as well as justice, peace and cooperation.Today, the two sides have established a Flying Tigers Friendship School, which is an excellent inheritance of the Flying Tigers spirit among Chinese and American youths. We hope that more and more Chinese and American schools will join this project.


Wang Yu said that he hopes that the younger generation of China and the United States will strengthen exchanges and interactions, enhance mutual understanding, carry forward the spirit of the "Flying Tigers", and contribute to promoting world peace and development.This cooperation will further enhance mutual understanding, enrich the connotation of sister cities, inherit the spirit of the "Flying Tigers", and jointly promote Sino-US friendship.


Green said that for the U.S.-China Aviation Heritage Foundation, Yunnan is the most important province in U.S.-China relations.During World War II, American pilots fought side by side with the people of Yunnan to fight against Japanese fascism, and the profound friendship they forged continues to this day.In November 2023, the foundation and a delegation of Flying Tigers veterans visited Yunnan and visited many Flying Tigers relics, which aroused enthusiastic responses among the people in the United States and China.


Eddie Conger, chairman of the Texas International Leadership School, said he expected at least 20 American students to go to Yunnan this summer to learn about China's five thousand years of history and culture and the story of the "Flying Tigers", so that the younger generation can realize peaceful coexistence. and the importance of win-win cooperation.


Li Wen, principal of Kunming Foreign Languages ​​School, said that as the China-U.S. Camelback Airlift Memorial School, the school will use the Flying Tigers Friendship School Project to allow young people from the two countries to understand history, remember the friendship forged during the war, inherit the spirit of the Flying Tigers, and continue China-U.S. A great story about unity and cooperation.


Qian Hai, the principal of Xiangyun County No. 2 Middle School, said that the students of Xiangyun County No. 2 Middle School are the generation that grew up with the heroic deeds of the Flying Tigers. The success of this signing will enhance the exchanges and cooperation between the two schools, and will be more conducive to the exchanges between Chinese and American teenagers. Let’s inherit the Flying Tiger spirit and continue Sino-US friendship!

The "Flying Tigers Friendship School and Youth Leadership Program" was jointly launched by the U.S.-China Aviation Heritage Foundation and Dr. Jack L. Schofield High School in Las Vegas, Nevada in September 2022, aiming to exchange visits between Chinese and American students. Exchanges, online meetings, knowledge competitions, pen pal exchanges, summer camps, sports friendly competitions and other forms are used to inherit and carry forward the spirit of the Flying Tigers, enhance mutual understanding and friendship, and promote the harmonious development of China and the United States.