BEIJING-On Tuesday, veterans and officials from China and the United States celebrated the 80th anniversary of the Flying Tigers. The Flying Tigers were American pilots who flew to China during World War II. This is a historic example of improved relations and cooperation. .

The online event was held on the day the leaders of the two countries held a summit via a video link, when relations between the two countries fell to their lowest point in decades due to conflicts over trade, Taiwan, human rights and other issues.

Zheng Jianbang, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said: "We commemorate the Flying Tigers today to build a bridge of exchanges and friendship between China and the United States." An entity permitted by the government.

Qin Gang, China's ambassador to Washington, stated that the relationship between the two countries is facing a "severe test." He pointed to the Flying Tigers as an example of cooperating to solve global issues such as COVID-19 and climate change.

"Our two countries should carry forward the friendship between the two peoples in the fighting, instead of falling into misunderstandings, misjudgments or even conflicts and confrontations," Qin said the day after the virtual meeting between Biden and Xi Jinping.

The Flying Tigers were sent by President Franklin Roosevelt before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, which engulfed the United States in the war.

The Americans helped protect the aircraft that transported supplies from British-ruled South Asia to China via the Himalayas.

"This is the most difficult flight in the world," said Robin Moore, a veteran of the Flying Tigers. "You can follow the crashed shiny plane from Assam to China on a clear day."

The covert operation was led by a retired military officer Claire Lee Chennault, whose daughter Cynthia Chennault read a letter he wrote during the meeting.

"When all famous roads are blocked, a new road must be opened," she read.

Cynthia Chennault, Professor Emeritus of Chinese Literature at the University of Florida, expressed the hope that “Americans and Chinese will not be hindered by past failures, but will jointly open up a new path of cooperation for the well-being of the world.”

The Flying Tigers destroyed 296 enemy aircraft. Fourteen American pilots were shot down.

Zheng said that an American fighter pilot survived the crash and was hidden by an old woman who refused to abandon him despite the torture of the Japanese soldiers.

"The fascist mob cut off all 10 fingers of the old woman," Zheng said. "The old lady resolutely refused to disclose any information."

U.S. Representative Andy Lau and California State Judy Zhu praised the historic Sino-U.S. relationship at the event.

Mr. Chu's father served in the US military during World War II. He said that the lessons of Sino-US cooperation against fascism should inspire new efforts to combat global warming.

"As the Flying Tigers showed us 80 years ago, protecting the world means taking responsibility together," Zhu said. "Only when we cooperate can we truly meet the biggest challenges."

The 95-year-old Flying Tigers tail gunner Bill Peterson speaks in Denver, Colorado, wearing a medallioned pilot hat.

"I just simply love the Chinese people," he said. "If you need us again, we will help you at any time."

Associated Press researcher Caroline Chen made contributions in Beijing.

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