BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday replied to a letter from John Easterbrook, grandson of former U.S. General Joseph Stilwell.
In his reply, Xi thanked Easterbrook for the letter sharing the story in regards to the pleasant exchanges between General Stilwell and several other generations of the Stilwell household and China.
Xi stated that from the Stilwell household, he felt the goodwill of the American individuals in direction of the Chinese individuals, including that General Stilwell was an previous pal of the Chinese individuals, who gave energetic assist to China’s reason behind liberation and progress and made optimistic contributions to the friendship between the 2 peoples, which the Chinese individuals will always remember.
Not way back, Xi talked about, a sequence of commemorative occasions had been organized in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality to mark the one hundred and fortieth start anniversary of General Stilwell, throughout which Easterbrook delivered a video message, whereas his daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren attended the occasions in individual.
He is glad to see that General Stilwell’s dedication to friendship between China and the United States has been handed right down to the fifth era of his household, Xi famous.
Looking again, Xi confused, China and the United States fought facet by facet in opposition to Japanese fascists and for world peace; trying into the long run, the 2 nations have each purpose to assist one another obtain success and customary prosperity.
The basis of China-U.S. relations lies within the individuals and the supply of power lies within the friendship between their peoples, he added.
The two peoples ought to strengthen exchanges, improve understanding and develop cooperation to constantly inject new impetus into the event of bilateral relations, Xi stated, 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 usually go to China sooner or later.
Recently, Easterbrook wrote a letter to Xi, recalling Stilwell’s exchanges with China and the Chinese individuals, introducing the efforts by the Stilwell household and his descendants to boost cultural and people-to-people exchanges between the United States and China, paying tribute to Xi’s long-term assist on this regard, extending gratitude to the Chinese authorities and other people for not forgetting previous pals, and expressing the Stilwell household’s want and dedication to advertise cultural and people-to-people exchanges between the 2 nations.