On the afternoon of August 9， Yuan Jiajun， Secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee， met with Susan Mai Easterbrook Cole and Nancy Easterbrook Millward， great-granddaughters of General Joseph Warren Stilwell， and other family members of General Stilwell attending the Commemorating Events for the 140th Birth Anniversary of General Stilwell in Chongqing.

Chongqing municipal leaders， including Chen Xinwu， Zhao Shiqing， and Zhang Guozhi， attended the meeting.

On behalf of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee， Chongqing Municipal Peoples Government， and Chongqing people， Yuan Jiajun extended thanks to the long-term contribution made by Stilwells family in promoting friendly exchanges between the Chinese and American peoples. Yuan Jiajun noted that General Stilwell lived and worked in Chongqing for a long time. He was an old friend and good friend of Chinese people， making great contributions to the victory of the Chinese Peoples War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. His name will be remembered by us all forever. Chongqing， the only centrally-administered municipality in Central and Western China， is now working to fully implement the guiding principles of the 20th CPC National Congress and act on national strategies， including the development of Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-Hub Mega-Region. Chongqing is taking solid steps to promote development driven by innovation and move faster to build a modern industrial system and a digital Chongqing. Chongqing will continue to consolidate and build on the results of poverty alleviation， uphold peace， facilitate development， and promote shared prosperity for the people. We remember the history and our old friends. The year 2023 marks the 140th birth anniversary of General Stilwell， an excellent opportunity for us to tell the stories of General Stilwell and the stories of friendly cooperation between the Chinese and American people. The commemorating events could help us pass on the friendship generation after generation， facilitate more China-US people-to-people exchanges， and actively contribute to the development of China-U.S. relations.

Susan Mai Easterbrook Cole and Nancy Easterbrook Millward expressed thanks for the warm hospitality and thoughtful arrangement provided by Chongqing and the efforts to preserve the Former Residence of General Stilwell and establish the Chongqing Stilwell Museum. They noted that the development achieved by Chongqing is impressive and admirable. They are greatly touched by the deep friendship of Chinese people to General Stilwell and are honored to contribute their parts in promoting friendship between the Chinese and American people. As family members of General Stilwell， they hope to gain insights from history， improve their understanding of China， strengthen friendship through this visit， and make new contributions to friendly exchanges and cooperation between China and the U.S.

Family members of General Stilwell， representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of P.R.C.， and leaders of Chongqing municipal departments attended the meeting.

Source/Chongqing Daily

Translation/Gao Xiang and Tao Yunying

8月9日下午，市委書(shū)記袁家軍會(huì)見(jiàn)了來(lái)渝參加史迪威將軍誕辰140周年紀(jì)念活動(dòng)的史迪威將軍外曾孫女蘇珊·科爾和南希·米爾沃德一行。

市領(lǐng)導(dǎo)陳新武、趙世慶、張國(guó)智參加。

袁家軍代表市委、市政府和重慶人民歡迎蘇珊·科爾和南希·米爾沃德一行來(lái)渝訪問(wèn)，感謝史迪威家族長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)為推動(dòng)中美民間友好交往作出的貢獻(xiàn)。袁家軍說(shuō)，史迪威將軍曾長(zhǎng)期在重慶工作和生活，是中國(guó)人民的老朋友、好朋友，為中國(guó)抗戰(zhàn)勝利作出了重要貢獻(xiàn)，我們將永遠(yuǎn)銘記他的名字。重慶是中國(guó)中西部地區(qū)唯一的直轄市，當(dāng)前正全面貫徹落實(shí)中共二十大精神，大力實(shí)施成渝地區(qū)雙城經(jīng)濟(jì)圈等國(guó)家戰(zhàn)略，扎實(shí)推動(dòng)創(chuàng)新驅(qū)動(dòng)發(fā)展，加快構(gòu)建現(xiàn)代化產(chǎn)業(yè)體系，積極推進(jìn)數(shù)字重慶建設(shè)，不斷鞏固拓展脫貧攻堅(jiān)成果，堅(jiān)決做到守一方平安、促一方發(fā)展、富一方百姓。今年是史迪威將軍誕辰140周年，我們銘記歷史、不忘老朋友，希望以此次訪問(wèn)為契機(jī)，共同講好史迪威將軍的故事，講好中美兩國(guó)人民友好合作的故事，把彼此友好情誼一代一代傳承下去，更好促進(jìn)中美民間交流交往，為中美關(guān)系發(fā)展貢獻(xiàn)積極力量。

蘇珊·科爾、南?！っ谞栁值赂兄x重慶熱情周到的接待和安排，感謝重慶為保護(hù)史迪威將軍故居、建設(shè)史迪威博物館作出的努力。她們說(shuō)，重慶發(fā)展取得的成就讓人印象深刻，令人欽佩。中國(guó)人民對(duì)史迪威將軍的深厚情誼讓我們深受感動(dòng)，非常榮幸能夠?yàn)橥苿?dòng)中美民間友誼貢獻(xiàn)力量。作為史迪威將軍的后代，希望能夠通過(guò)此訪更多地了解歷史、認(rèn)識(shí)中國(guó)、延續(xù)友誼，為推進(jìn)中美友好交流合作作出新的貢獻(xiàn)。

史迪威將軍后代，外交部、重慶市有關(guān)部門(mén)負(fù)責(zé)人參加。

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