BEIJING, Oct. 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In October 2023, 103-year-old American pilot and veteran Harry Moyer climbed the Great Wall of China near Beijing.
Eight decades after his courageous service alongside the Chinese in southern China against a Japanese attack during World War II, Moyer returned to China with a delegation of about 30 people from the families of “Flying Tiger” veterans.
“To me, the spirit of the Flying Tigers is friendship,” said Jackson Long, the youngest member of the delegation and great-grandson of Flying Tigers veteran Clifford R. Long Sr.
“When I return home, I will tell my friends about my trip to China. I’ll show them the photos I took,” said the 15-year-old, who particularly praised his trip to the Great Wall of China.
On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at a welcome dinner in San Francisco that the story of the Flying Tigers proves that the friendship between the Chinese and American people, proven through blood and fire, is passed down from generation to generation. in generation.
Hope for China-US relations lies with the people
The future of China-US relations will be shaped by our people, Xi said. He called for the construction of more bridges and the opening of more paths for exchanges between people.
China and the US will take additional measures to facilitate travel and promote people-to-people exchanges, such as increasing the number of direct passenger flights and high-level dialogue on tourism, as well as simplifying visa procedures, he said .
“We hope that in this new era, our two peoples will experience more visits, meetings and exchanges and write new stories of friendship,” Xi said.
This year, Xi met with American guests, including former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-chairman Bill Gates. Xi emphasized that the hope of China-US relations lies in people, its foundation in our societies, its future depends on the youth, and its vitality comes from exchanges at the subnational level.
The approximately 400 guests at the welcome dinner also included Apple boss Tim Cook and Tesla boss Elon Musk.
Both business tycoons visited China this year. In a meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in May, Musk said the US-China relationship is not a zero-sum game. Musk also expressed his confidence in the Chinese market and expressed his willingness to deepen cooperation for mutual benefit.
“I welcome other US governors, members of Congress and people from all walks of life to visit China,” Xi said on Wednesday.
He announced that China is ready to invite 50,000 young Americans to China for exchange and study programs over the next five years “to promote exchanges among our people, especially young people.”
China is willing to be a partner and friend of the US, Xi said.
Plenty of space for collaboration that everyone benefits from
Xi also emphasized that mutually beneficial cooperation is an essential feature of China-US relations, stressing that the two countries have much room for cooperation and are fully capable of helping each other succeed in creating win-win situations.
China’s planned New Silk Road, Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative and Global Civilization Initiative would be open to all countries at any time, including the US.
In a meeting with US President Joe Biden on Wednesday morning, Xi and Biden agreed to create an anti-narcotics working group to promote cooperation and help the US combat drug abuse.
China has deep sympathy for the suffering that fentanyl has caused the American people, especially young people, Xi said.
The two leaders also reached an important consensus on the expansion of several bilateral exchange programs in the areas of education, foreign students, youth, culture, sports and business-to-business.
“For a great cause to be successful, it must be rooted in people, strengthened by people and carried out by people. Deepening Sino-American friendship is very important,” Xi said at the welcome dinner.
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