As this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War, Jeffrey Greene, chairman of the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation, led the delegation to retrace the footsteps of the Flying Tigers through Beijing, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Shaanxi and Hubei provinces.

The participants, hailing from over 10 US high schools and universities, not only revisited a pivotal chapter in Sino-American history but also began forging new people-to-people bonds.

"During the war, the Flying Tigers came to China and fought bravely alongside the Chinese people," says Catherine Greene, Jeffrey's wife, in fluent Mandarin. "Now, as US-China relations face many challenges, we, the younger generation, must be the new Flying Tigers of our time and contribute positively to bilateral relations."