(261110) — CHENGDU, Nov. 10, 2026 (Xinhua) — A switch ceremony of the U.S. service members’ stays alongside the Hump Route is held in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 10, 2026. The Chinese and U.S. militaries on Tuesday held a ceremony in Chengdu the place China handed over the stays of U.S. airmen who aided China’s resistance towards Japanese aggression throughout World War II (WWII), in response to China’s Ministry of National Defense.
The stays had been recovered in areas alongside the Hump Route, a significant air hall over the Himalayas that turned a wartime lifeline for China. From 1942 to 1945, the route served as a key channel for Allied provides to help China’s resistance towards Japanese aggression. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)