BEIJING, Aug. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by chinadiplomacy.org.cn on the 85th anniversary of the Flying Tigers' arrival in China, highlighting the historic wartime cooperation between the United States and China during the "Hump" airlift operation:
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