Declaration of the Establishment of Guangxi Flying Tigers (Volunteer Alliance)

Flying Tigers Legend • China-US Friendship

One Table a Day • One Global Family

In remembrance and deep condolences to Ms. Anna Chan Chennault!

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Ms. Anna Chan Chennault, a distinguished overseas Chinese leader, social activist, widow of General Claire Lee Chennault of the Flying Tigers, and our dear friend. She passed away on March 30, 2018, at her home in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., USA, at the age of 94, due to complications from a stroke. She lived a legendary life, and she will be forever remembered and deeply missed.

Guo Youzhong Wuhan Municipal People’s Government，  Wuhan 430014,  P.R. China

April 2, 2018

February 20, 2026, Yulin, Guangxi ，Eighty years ago, above the skies of Guangxi, the American Volunteer Group (AVG), known as the Flying Tigers, fought side by side with soldiers and civilians of Guangxi, writing an epic chapter of China-US joint resistance against fascism.General Chennault’s command was stationed at Yangtang Airport in Guilin. The people of Guangxi built airfields, transported supplies, rescued pilots, and provided intelligence, forging an unbreakable friendship forged through life-and-death battles.Ms. Anna Chan Chennault herself experienced the hardships of fleeing Guilin during the war and later became the eternal guardian of the Flying Tigers legacy.

The father of Professor Guo Youzhong was a distinguished general who defended Ningbo during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and fought alongside the Flying Tigers to inflict heavy damage on the Japanese warship Izumo.

Professor Guo personally translated Chennault & the Flying Tigers by Anna Chan Chennault and established deep, long-standing ties with the guardians of the Flying Tigers heritage.

Today, this friendship across the Pacific shines with new-era glory in Yulin, the cradle of the Guangxi patriotic spirit.

On February 19, 2026, just yesterday, Yulin, known as the Capital of Star Anise & Spices, successfully held the “First Table of One Global Family” — a warm round-table gathering that embodies the spirit of “beyond blood ties, one family.”

The ACFC New Century Initiative and the 2026 “Human Future – Earth & Clean Water” Industrial IP Queen Global Pageant were launched here. Amid the fragrance of organic star anise, entrepreneurs, youth ambassadors, and agricultural service platforms gathered to discuss a sustainable future. This is the finest continuation of the Guangxi spirit in the new era.

In the late 1920s, General Li Zongren stationed his troops in Xingye County, Yulin, established cadre training institutes and officer training units, laying the foundation for the New Guangxi Clique’s principles: Protect the Motherland, Openness & Inclusiveness, Pragmatism & Patriotism.

In this spirit, we solemnly proclaim:The Guangxi Flying Tigers (Civilian Volunteer Alliance) is officially established!

Full Name: Guangxi Flying Tigers • Sino-US People-to-People Friendship Volunteer Alliance (Short Name: Guangxi Flying Tigers)

Motto / Guiding Principle: Inherit the Legacy of Friendship, Safeguard Peace

Initiated & Supported by: ACFC / BBQ
Commemorative Inauguration: February 20, 2026 – Yulin First Table Ceremony

Initiator:

Supported by ACFC (American Chinese Friendship Council, founded in the United States in 1960).

Nature: A purely civilian, non-profit, public welfare volunteer organization, affiliated with local cultural and economic and trade friendship platforms, and strictly abiding by the laws and regulations of both China and the United States.

Core Values

Taking history as a bridge, people as the heart, peace as the way, and cooperation as win-win.

Sacred MissionTo inherit the history of the War of Resistance in Guangxi and the friendship of the Flying Tigers aiding China, and tell the true story of Sino-US civilian friendship;

Taking Yulin’s “One Table a Day • One Global Family” series as a contemporary starting point, connecting Mongolia, the Republic of Korea… until the Global Grand Ceremony on RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, USA on October 24, 2026, to build an unofficial, friendly and practical bridge of dialogue;

To promote cooperation between Guangxi’s characteristic organic industries (star anise, luosifen, fruits, tea, culture and tourism) and U.S. civilian economic, trade, cultural and ecological cooperation;

To promote Sino-US youth dialogue, family connections, and peaceful understanding, acting as the softest civilian buffer in sensitive periods;

To carry forward the heroic spirit of Chennault’s Command Cave in Guilin, and in the warmth of Yulin’s First Table of Star Anise, continue to protect the Earth and clean water, and safeguard the shared peaceful future of the Chinese and American peoples.

We solemnly promise:Non-political, non-military, non-confrontational; purely civilian, purely public welfare, purely friendly;Adhere to peaceful win-win cooperation and mutual benefit, and reject any possibility of being politicized or labeled.

We welcome all volunteers who love peace, respect history, and support Sino-US civilian exchanges —historians and cultural researchers, descendants of veterans of the War of Resistance, retired military personnel, entrepreneurs, young students, media professionals…Regardless of nationality, regardless of blood ties, all who have goodwill are members of the Flying Tigers.

Slogan

Flying Tigers Legend, China-US Friendship;

One Table a Day, One Global Family.

From the Flying Tigers of Guilin to the Star Anise of Yulin,from yesterday’s First Table to tomorrow’s Queen Mary,we are not revisiting history, but continuing a promise —

May hearts connect,may cooperation prevail,may peace be promised!

Preparatory GroupGuangxi Flying Tigers (Civilian Volunteer Alliance)

February 20, 2026

The day after the successful First Table of One Global Family in Yulin