Members of the Fourteenth Air Force, the Flying Tigers, were eligible to be awarded this medal.

The medal was created in 1944 and first distributed in 1946 to those who met the requirements from the Chinese Nationalist Government.

L. 80–314: Public Law 80-314 which allows US personnel to wear this medal after all foreign decorations.

On the reverse, is a ribbon for an engraving of the service member's name or serial number.

A round metal Chinese sunburst emblem is placed in the center of the suspension and service ribbons.