Chinese and Western culture to meet in a film about ‘Vinegar Joe’ Stilwell

Society & Culture

The polarizing character of General Joseph Stilwell "may be just the figure to fill theater seats in both the United States and China," writes Michael Cieply, "or so goes the thinking behind a new film project being backed by China's Pegasus Media Group in partnership with the Hollywood producers Michael Shamberg and Alan Greisman."

Jiayun Feng
Credit: General Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell, commander of U.S. Armies in the China, Burma, and India Theater, proudly wears his newly received four stars on his collar and the tag on his jeep. October 26, 1944. He was recently promoted to the rank of Full General.(AP Photo)

Jiayun Feng was born in Shanghai, where she spent her first 20 years and earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism at Fudan University. Interested in writing for a global audience, she attended the NYU Graduate School of Journalism for its Global & Joint Program Studies, which allowed her to pursue a journalism career along with her interest in international relations. She has previously interned for Sixth Tone and Shanghai Daily. Read more

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