美军太平洋总部前副司令丹尼尔·立夫近日访问浙江衢州，参观了杜立特行动纪念馆。1立夫在接受专访时强调，1942年中国军民对美军机组成员的救援对世界历史进程产生了深远影响，这段历史对管理当下的中美分歧、维护战略稳定具有重要借鉴意义。1
1942年4月18日，美军杜立特中校率16架B-25轰炸机突袭日本本土，75名机组成员在中国东部地区弃机跳伞或迫降，其中64名最终获救。1立夫表示，"如果没有中国人民的救援，杜立特行动就是失败的"，并指出"毫不夸张地说，衢州人民改变了世界"。1这次救援行动也付出了巨大代价——日军随后发动浙赣战役，造成25万中国人遇难。1
立夫随身携带着血符，这是二战期间美军机组成员的身份识别符，上面写有"来华助战洋人，军民一体救助"等中文字样。1他建议中美两国应当铭记这段历史，加强民间交流与军事交流。1立夫指出，自2012年以来中国的美国游客和学者数量明显减少，这种趋势值得关注。1
Daniel Leaf, former deputy commander of U.S. Pacific Command, visited Quzhou, Zhejiang Province to tour the Doolittle Raid Memorial Museum and discuss the historical significance of the 1942 operation and its implications for contemporary Sino-American ties.1
On April 18, 1942, Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle led 16 B-25 bombers in a surprise raid on mainland Japan, after which 75 aircrew members parachuted or crash-landed in eastern China, with 64 ultimately rescued by Chinese military forces and civilians.1 The Japanese military subsequently launched the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign in retaliation for this Chinese assistance, resulting in approximately 250,000 Chinese casualties.1 Leaf emphasized that the rescue operation was integral to the mission's success, stating that "without the rescue by the Chinese people, the Doolittle Raid would have been a failure," and asserted that "without exaggeration, the people of Quzhou changed the world."1 He carried with him a blood chit—an identification document used by American aircrew during World War II inscribed in Chinese characters with the message "foreign personnel come to aid China in war; military and civilian personnel provide rescue as one"—as a tangible reminder of this historical bond.1
Leaf called for both nations to remember this shared history and strengthen people-to-people and military exchanges to manage differences and maintain strategic stability.1 He noted that since 2012, the number of American visitors and scholars traveling to China has declined noticeably, underscoring the need for renewed engagement between the two countries.1
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