Eighty-five years after American pilots fought alongside the Chinese people against Japanese aggression, the #FlyingTigers# legacy continues through a new generation of China-US youth exchanges and people-to-people ties. #China# #US#

Good news! Two schools in Guizhou have officially joined the Flying Tigers Friendship Schools and Youth Leadership Program. Guided by the spirit of the Flying Tigers, they will help carry forward a friendship that has spanned more than 80 years. #FlyingTigers# #USChinaFriendship#

Let us nurture young Flying Tigers, and open up a brighter future for China-U.S. relations. In recent years, more than 50,000 young Americans have participated in China’s “50,000 in five years” initiative. Over 100 Chinese schools have joined the Flying Tigers Friendship Schools program. Students from both countries learned from each other at Flying Tigers Summer Camps, and sang about lasting friendship at the Flying Tigers Youth Leadership Dialogue. Let us encourage and support more young people to take up the baton of the times, breathe new life into the Flying Tigers spirit, jointly address new challenges facing humankind, such as artificial intelligence, climate change, and global governance, and contribute their wisdom to the development of China-U.S. relations.

Let us learn from the examples of the Flying Tigers, and shoulder our responsibilities as major countries in upholding peace. 85 years ago, despite cultural and language barriers, Chinese and American soldiers and civilians jointly defended peace and justice, making significant contributions to the establishment of the post-WWII international order. Today, China and the United States carry a special and major responsibility for world peace, stability and prosperity. During the Beijing Summit, our two Presidents agreed on building a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability. China and the U.S. should ensure the giant ship of bilateral relations will move steadily along the right course, so as to make greater contributions to world peace, prosperity, and progress.

Teachers and students from the Flying Tigers Friendship School attending the Bond with Kuliang: 2026 China-U.S. Youth Baseball Exhibition Games and Sports Festival on Tuesday visited a middle school in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, to enhance the sports and cultural exchange between young people of the two countries.

Let us carry forward the spirit of the Flying Tigers, and enhance public support for China-U.S. friendship. Both the Chinese and American people cherish peace and justice, are friendly toward each other, and long for greater exchanges and cooperation. During the Beijing summit, both Presidents shared stories of friendly interactions between our two peoples, underscoring the importance of promoting people-to-people exchanges. We need to act on their consensus, and encourage interactions across all sectors of our two countries, so as to melt the ice with enthusiasm, overcome estrangement with sincerity, and write new Flying Tigers stories in this era.

Looking back, the stories of the Flying Tigers have become a shared memory of the Chinese and American peoples. Going forward, the spirit of the Flying Tigers continues to live on, inspiring us to embark on a new journey. Under the strategic guidance of our two Presidents, let us encourage our people to reach out to each other, so as to inject fresh impetus into China-U.S. relations, and help our two countries find a right way to get along in the new era based on mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, to the benefit of both our countries and the entire world.

It’s a great pleasure to join the launch ceremony commemorating the 85th anniversary of the Flying Tigers coming to China in Nanjing via video link. 85 years ago, Chinese and American soldiers and civilians forged the Flying Tigers spirit — a spirit of defending peace, sharing weal and woe, and valuing friendship, which continues to resonate in the hearts of both our peoples to this day. 85 years on, maintaining world peace and development remains an arduous task. We need more Flying Tigers of the new era, who will rise to the challenges of our time, take concrete action, and give new momentum to the friendship between our two peoples.

85 years ago, a group of American pilots crossed the Pacific to support the Chinese people in their war of resistance against Japanese aggression. They were fondly called the “Flying Tigers” by the Chinese people. Today, Chinese and American youth honor that legacy through poetry recitation, carrying the Flying Tigers spirit against Japanese militarism into a new era. @ModernExpressEN