I don’t know if this even applies, but a few years ago I was asked to drop a PRC Chinese engineer off at a hotel in Dallas. We got to chatting in the car and he told me he was thirty-five years old and had lived in in the PRC (Communist China) his entire life. Being a WWII history buff, I asked him if knew what the AVG (Flying Tigers Group) was. Chinese folks always refer to the Flying Tigers as the American Volunteer Group!!! He immediately responded with, “Oh, you mean General Chenault’s P-40 fighter aircraft, Flying Tigers.” I was taken back, and said to him, “How do you know about the AVG, you were not even born at that time?”. He answered that the history of the AVG is taught in Chinese schools, so that China will never forget the contibutions and sacrifices of these young American volunteer aviators prior to the opening of WWII!! He said many Chinese citizens were tortured and slain protecting the life line to freedom provided by these young American volunteers. He said the blood of those Americans that lost their lives protecting China is forever imbedded in the soil and earth of the very being of China!!! The AVG still is alive and well in many Chinese thoughts, he said!!!
That’s amazing! What a great story. And yet, hardly any kid or youth here has even the bare bones understanding of WWII.
Their gov. may be evil, but it looks like the people understand gratitude.
I would have figured the chinese communists would have expunged any favorable mention of the U.S. from their history. I'm shocked. What's even more ironic (and tragic) is that if you asked your average American high school student about the "Flying Tigers" all you would get back is a blank stare.
Cool, learned something new. Would have though the commies covered it over.
That is unbelievable! How awesome!
Sometimes I wonder how much of an enemy China truly is.....
Thank you both.
It’s up to us to carry forward on to our proud, glorious history against ever-increasing efforts to the contrary.