The household of former U.S. General Joseph Stilwell plant a tree commemorating the a hundred and fortieth birthday of the final, organized in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, August 8, 2023. /CFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday replied to a letter from John Easterbrook, grandson of Joseph Stilwell, a late U.S. common who helped the Chinese folks throughout China’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
In the letter, Xi thanked Easterbrook for sharing the tales of Stilwell and his household’s pleasant exchanges with China for a number of generations.Â
The president additionally famous that commemoration occasions have been not too long ago held in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality to mark Stilwell’s a hundred and fortieth birthday. He mentioned he’s happy to see that the reason for China-U.S. friendship has been handed right down to the fifth era of the Stilwell household.
Looking again, Xi mentioned that China and the United States fought facet by facet towards Japanese fascists and for world peace. Looking into the longer term, the 2 nations have each motive to assist one another obtain success and customary prosperity, he mentioned.
The basis of China-U.S. relations lies within the folks, and the supply of power lies within the friendship between their peoples, he added.
The two peoples ought to strengthen exchanges, improve understanding and increase cooperation to constantly inject new impetus into the event of bilateral relations, Xi mentioned, expressing his hope and perception that Easterbrook and different members of the Stilwell household would proceed to contribute to the event of friendship between the 2 peoples. Xi additionally invited the Stilwell household to go to China usually sooner or later.
Recently, Easterbrook wrote a letter to Xi, recalling Stilwell’s exchanges with China and the Chinese folks, introducing the efforts by the Stilwell household and his descendants to reinforce cultural and people-to-people exchanges between the United States and China, paying tribute to Xi’s long-term assist on this regard. He additionally prolonged gratitude towards the Chinese authorities and other people for not forgetting outdated associates and expressed the Stilwell household’s want and dedication to advertise cultural and people-to-people exchanges between the 2 nations.
(With enter from Xinhua)
Source: CGTN