[The Epoch Times, April 12, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Zhong Yuan reported in Taipei) Qin Gang, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, attended the Flying Tigers 80th anniversary exhibition. He was wearing a “Flying Tigers” flight jacket, but there was no Republic of China on the back The national flag, the Kuomintang criticized Qin Gang for obviously violating historical facts, and called on him to respect the historical facts of the Republic of China, which is the best way to commemorate the “Flying Tigers”.
Qin Gang, Ambassador of the Chinese Communist Party to the United States, attended the “Flying Tigers 80th Anniversary Photo Exhibition” held in Virginia on April 9 and delivered a relevant speech. Lin Jiaxing, vice chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang Culture and Communication Association and director of the Party History Museum, said on the 12th that the “Flying Tigers” was not only an important part of the Republic of China’s history of the Anti-Japanese War, but also a wartime friendship between the Republic of China and the United States. immortal testimony.
Lin Jiaxing emphasized that, as a political party leading the Anti-Japanese War and inviting the “Flying Tigers” to help in the war, the Kuomintang has always cherished this history and insisted on defending the truth. The full name of the “Flying Tigers” is the “Republic of China Air Force American Volunteer Brigade”. It was established in August 30 (1941) of the Republic of China. General Chennault, who was invited to China, was in charge of training and command.
He pointed out that with the outbreak of the Pacific War, under the leadership of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek (Chiang Kai-shek) and the support of the Allies, the Republic of China finally won the victory of the eight-year Anti-Japanese War, and also won the respect of international friends, and its international status has been greatly improved. Among them, the “Flying Tigers” not only created a brilliant record, wrote a glorious history, and became one of the legends in the history of the US Air Force, but also strengthened the friendship between the Republic of China and the United States.
“In the past when President Ma Ying-jeou was in power,” he said, he had twice invited descendants of the “Flying Tigers” to come to Taiwan, hoping to convey his gratitude and importance to this wartime friendship.
Lin Jiaxing emphasized that the Republic of China is undoubtedly a well-deserved history, whether it is from the historical facts that Chairman Chiang led the Anti-Japanese War and Ms. Protagonist, successor and defender.
He said that during the tenure of KMT Chairman Jiang Qichen in August last year, the KMT held a special exhibition “Tiger Strikes the Sky: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Flying Tigers and Sino-US Cooperation in Resisting Aggression” at the Central Party Headquarters and has continued to this day. In commemoration of this glorious history of cooperating with international friends and defending democracy and freedom side by side.
Lin Jiaxing pointed out that the Chinese ambassador to the United States wore the “Flying Tigers” jacket to attend the “Flying Tigers” event, but there was no flag of the Republic of China on the back of the jacket, which obviously violated historical facts. However, when it is mentioned that “China and the United States fought side by side”, there is no mention of who led the Anti-Japanese War and commanded the “Flying Tigers” operation at that time, which reflects the weak discussion and one-sided interpretation of the instrumental use and one-sided interpretation of this history. With a guilty conscience, it is no wonder that the official and private response in the United States has been rather cold.
“Some fleets of the Chinese Air Force continue to use the team logo of the ‘Flying Tigers’ in the past,” he said. Last year, the Air Force Command also held the “Flying Tigers 80th Anniversary Cultural Relics Special Exhibition Opening Ceremony and Guided Tour” and invited American personnel to talk about the Flying Tigers. team story.
Finally, he called on all parties at home and abroad to face the Republic of China squarely and respect historical facts, is the best way to commemorate the “Flying Tigers” and pay tribute to the veterans and their descendants, any interpretation that ignores reality and distorts historical facts one-sidedly, It will only have the opposite effect.
Responsible editor: Lin Yan#