![]() ![]() This was a life-and-death pledge between the Flying Tigers and the Chinese people, who would spare no effort to rescue the U.S. Soldiers and civilians, one and all, should rescue and protect him”. On the chit it reads, “This foreign person has come to China to help in the war effort. When coming to China, all Flying Tigers pilots carried a blood chit, in case they were downed by the enemy. The story of Flying Tigers is a story of mutual assistance between China and the U.S. Their courage and sacrifice has been sewn onto the banner of victory of Chinese people’s war against Japanese aggression. ![]() They chose to fight, together with the Chinese people, for peace, for justice, and for a better world. Hump pilots, wrote a CBS correspondent, “could plot their course to China by the line of smoking wrecks upon the hillsides.” Every time they boarded the plane, they knew that they might never come back, but none of them ever winced. They opened up “the Hump”, a dangerous airlift route dubbed the “Skyway to Hell”. From the China-Myanmar border to the Taiwan Strait, from the Yangtze River to the Himalayas, Flying Tigers soared above the sky like eagles, and shot down over 2,600 Japanese fighter jets. With over 35 million casualties, China was the Eastern main theater of World Anti-fascist War, and in those years, Flying Tigers fought heroically with the Chinese people. The story of Flying Tigers is a story about the shared fight of China and the U.S. I wish to use this opportunity to pay highest tribute to the Flying Tigers and their families! 81 years ago, as China went through the most difficult days in its War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, a group of American pilots, bold and fearless, righteous and honorable, flew high above the land of China. Just now, I toured the photo expo, and saw many precious photos about that part of history. At the Online Reception of the Chinese Embassy for the 2022 Chinese New Year, I said, "In the coming year of the tiger, let’s not forget the Flying Tigers and many other touching stories." Today, it is my great pleasure to attend the opening ceremony of the photo expo to commemorate the Flying Tigers, a great chapter in the history of China -U.S. ![]()
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