On August 8, the commemorating event of the 140th birth anniversary of General Joseph Stilwell, organized by Stilwell Research Center (China) and supported by iGCU, was held in Chongqing. More than 150 attendees, including representatives of the Chinese and American governments, academia, businesses, and media, participated in the events, including Gen. Stilwell’s great-granddaughters, Susan Mai Easterbrook Cole, and Nancy Easterbrook Millward.
Amb. Chas Freeman (former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs; Invited Expert of iGCU) noted in a pre-recorded video that, Generneral Stilwell personifies all the Americans who did their best to help China when it most needed help. "General Stilwell and the Stilwell Museum in Chongqing dedicated to him symbolize a shared Sino-American history of cooperation under difficult circumstances, inspiring hope for renewed cooperation in the face of challenges to common interests," said Amb. Freeman.