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Author, #HijackedWar: The Story of Chinese POWs in the Korean War @stanfordpress | #被劫持的戰爭:志願軍戰俘與朝鮮戰爭 | Assoc Prof @HKUST | Visiting Prof @EwhaWomansUniv







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During World War II in China, “Ding Hao” (meaning “the best”) was a common greeting between the Flying Tigers and the Chinese people, and it was even included in an American dictionary for a time. In this video, Jim Fields @GRTRtech, an American filmmaker and Flying Tigers researcher living in Yunnan, together with WWII historian Ge Shuyu, explains the origin of this term. Watch the full series here: china.usembassy-china.org.cn/long-lost-colo… #80thAnniversaryOfWWIIVictory #WWIIChinaInColorRediscovered

On August 1, 1941, the American Volunteer Group (AVG) was officially formed, with its headquarters in Kunming and Claire Chennault as its commander. The AVG later became the famed Flying Tigers. On December 20, 1941, shortly after arriving in China, the Flying Tigers faced their first aerial battle. In this video, Flying Tigers researcher and filmmaker Jim Fields @GRTRtech recounts this air combat. #80thAnniversaryOfWWIIVictory #WWIIChinaInColorRediscovered


