China will help deepen the global consensus on industrial and supply chains cooperation to make the global industrial and supply chains yield win-win results, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian at a regular press conference in Beijing on Monday.
Lin made the comments in response to a media query about the second China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) that concluded on Saturday.
"The CISCE is an important platform for China to promote opening up and cooperation and maintain the stability of global industrial and supply chains," said Lin.
"'Connecting the World for a Shared Future,' like the theme of this event suggests, maintaining the resilience and stability of global industrial and supply chains is an important guarantee for the promotion of global economic development, and it serves the common interests of people around the world," Lin explained.
"China will continue to promote the high-quality development and high-level opening up and advocate universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization to expand CISCE's network of friends, deepen the global consensus on industrial and supply chains cooperation, and make the global industrial and supply chains yield shared benefits," said Lin.
China to help deepen global consensus on supply chain cooperation: FM spokesman
A photo exhibition dedicated to the Flying Tigers kicked off on Saturday in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Co-sponsored by the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation and Xinjiang's government departments, the exhibition features 312 rare photographs and six artifacts, highlighting the enduring friendship between Chinese and American people.
Jeffrey Greene, chairman of the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation, expressed hope that the exhibition tour would help more people know about the history of the close cooperation between China and the U.S. in the fight against Japanese invaders during World War II.
"We have many, 50 plus schools throughout China. Most of them we've visited. We have 25 schools in America. So anyway, the significance is we can talk in a way that no other group can talk. We have something in common. The thing in common is what the American pilots and the Chinese people did together 80 years ago," said Greene.
Besides the photo exhibition, the delegation from the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation also went to Xinjiang University and other places to award the title of "Flying Tigers Friendship School" to seven schools in Xinjiang.
"The story of the Flying Tigers is well known in China. I believe that the story and spirit of the Flying Tigers symbolize justice, peace, friendship and cooperation. This event is also an opportunity to tell the story of Xinjiang and amplifies the image of Xinjiang to the American public," said Xu Guixiang, Secretary of Party Committee of the Foreign Affairs Office under the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Government.
The Flying Tigers, officially known as the American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force, was formed in 1941 by U.S. General Claire Lee Chennault. They came to China to help Chinese people fight the invading Japanese troops.
While the Flying Tigers did not directly engage in enemy forces in Xinjiang, they share a lesser-known connection to the autonomous region.
During World War II, the Flying Tigers made attempts to establish alternative flight routes over the Himalayas, known as the Hump route, to circumvent Japan's blockade of strategic materials.
The foundation initiated the Flying Tigers Friendship School and Young Leaders Program in 2022 to promote the spirit of the Flying Tigers among Chinese and American students and deepen mutual respect and cooperation. To date, the program has partnered with nearly 60 schools across China.
Flying Tigers exhibition in Xinjiang highlights China-US friendship
