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Reception held in Los Angeles to commemorate 130th birth anniversary of U.S. General Chennault

STORY: Reception held in Los Angeles to commemorate 130th birth anniversary of U.S. General Chennault SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: Hundreds of Chinese and Americans gathered at a reception held in Los Angeles Monday evening to commemorate the 130th birth anniversary of U.S. General Claire Lee Chennault, who led the wartime Flying Tigers pilots to fight Japanese invaders in China during World War II. In 1941, General Chennault formed the team of "Flying Tigers," officially known as the American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force, to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Chinese people to fight the invading Japanese troops. Recalling that history, Chinese Consul General in Los Angeles Guo Shaochun said during the war, the Flying Tigers destroyed more than 2,900 enemy planes and 44 Japanese naval vessels. More than 2,000 American Flying Tigers sacrificed their lives

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Flying Tigers veterans' visit enhances friendship between China, U.S.

STORY: Flying Tigers veterans' visit enhances friendship between China, U.S. SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 1, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:19 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the delegation visiting the Chongqing Stilwell Museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NELL CHENNAULT CALLOWAY, Granddaughter of U.S. General Claire Lee Chennault 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEFFREY GREENE, Chairman of Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation 4. various of the delegation visiting the Chongqing Stilwell Museum 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NELL CHENNAULT CALLOWAY, Granddaughter of U.S. General Claire Lee Chennault 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): HARRY MOYER, Flying Tigers veteran STORYLINE: An over 30-member U.S. delegation including the Flying Tigers veterans and their descendants have visited China, enhancing the friendship between the two countries. The Flying Tigers, officially known as the American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force, was formed in 1941 and led by U.S. General Claire Lee

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GREECE-NEA ANCHIALOS-WILDFIRES-EVACUATION

(230727) -- NEA ANCHIALOS (GREECE), July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters and a volunteer battle a wildfire in Nea Anchialos town, Volos, Greece, on July 27, 2023. Wildfires raging across parts of Greece has forced the evacuation of an air force base at the seaside town of Nea Anchialos, near the port city of Volos, as well as 12 settlements in the area, Greek national news agency AMNA reported on Thursday. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-NEA ANCHIALOS-WILDFIRES-EVACUATION

(230727) -- NEA ANCHIALOS (GREECE), July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters and a volunteer battle a wildfire in Nea Anchialos town, Volos, Greece, on July 27, 2023. Wildfires raging across parts of Greece has forced the evacuation of an air force base at the seaside town of Nea Anchialos, near the port city of Volos, as well as 12 settlements in the area, Greek national news agency AMNA reported on Thursday. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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Interpreters reunited with India disaster response team

NEW DELHI, India - Kenichiro Hiramoto (2nd from R, front) and three other Japanese are pictured with Alok Avasthy (3rd from R, front), the Pune commandant of the National Disaster Response Force, and force members at the NDRF headquarters outside New Delhi, on March 12, 2012. The Japanese group, who served as volunteer interpreters for members of India's disaster response team sent to Japan in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster to search for the missing, were reunited with the Indian relief workers.

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PAKISTAN-KARACHI-CLIMATE CHANGE-HEATWAVE

(220516) -- KARACHI, May 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer pours water on a pedestrian during a heatwave in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on May 16, 2022. Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday constituted a task force to deal with the pressing issue of climate change in the country, the Prime Minister's Office said. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting amid the recent heatwave and direct consequences of climate change in Pakistan, the office said in a statement. (Str/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-COVID-19-TEST CAMPAIGN (CN)

(220401) -- SHANGHAI, April 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer works at a nucleic acid testing site within a residential community in Songjiang District of east China's Shanghai, April 1, 2022. The second phase of closed-off management in Shanghai has come into force in areas west of the Huangpu River on Friday amid a recent spike in COVID-19 infections, according to local authorities. As scheduled, nucleic acid testing will be held from Friday to April 5 for around 16 million people, and 12 districts will be put under temporary closed-off management. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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Interpreters reunited with India disaster response team

NEW DELHI, India - Kenichiro Hiramoto (2nd from R, front) and three other Japanese are pictured with Alok Avasthy (3rd from R, front), the Pune commandant of the National Disaster Response Force, and force members at the NDRF headquarters outside New Delhi, on March 12, 2012. The Japanese group, who served as volunteer interpreters for members of India's disaster response team sent to Japan in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster to search for the missing, were reunited with the Indian relief workers. (Kyodo)

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Commemorating The 70th Anniversary of The Chinese People's Volunteer Army's Fighting Against US Aggression And Aiding Korea

SHENYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2020 - Officers and soldiers of the Shenyang detachment of the armed police force participate in the commemorative activity in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China, October 23, 2020.

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Commemorating The 70th Anniversary of The Chinese People's Volunteer Army's Fighting Against US Aggression And Aiding Korea

SHENYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2020 - Officers and soldiers of the Shenyang detachment of the armed police force participate in the commemorative activity in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China, October 23, 2020.

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Commemorating The 70th Anniversary of The Chinese People's Volunteer Army's Fighting Against US Aggression And Aiding Korea

SHENYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2020 - Officers and soldiers of the Shenyang detachment of the armed police force pay homage to the monument to the martyrs fighting US aggression and aiding Korea, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China, October 23, 2020.