A friendly gesture to repair a critical relationship

China and the United States should follow a policy of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation while making greater contributions to global peace and development, Vice-President Han Zheng told a delegation of Flying Tigers veterans in Beijing on Monday.

Stating that President Xi Jinping recently replied to a letter from the chairman of the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation and Flying Tigers veterans, Han said the Chinese people will always remember the heroic deeds of the Flying Tigers during World War II and never forget old friends.

More than 80 years ago, China and the US fought side by side against fascism, with the Flying Tigers bombing Japanese targets and defending China in the air. The story of the Flying Tigers is a story of profound friendship forged with the blood of the two peoples.