These "eleven old friends" still meet from time to time each year. This year John Chang, the newly appointed KMT Secretary-General who is also one of Chiang Ching-kuo's two sons from outside his marriage, acted as host of the occasion. They once again gathered together in memory of Chiang Ching-kuo and reminisced about this great friend of the people.
這十一位民間友人每年仍定期聚會，這次還由國民黨新上任的秘書長，也是經國先生唯一留下卻尚未認祖歸宗的兒子章孝嚴作東，再度聚首，共同緬懷追思這位大家的老朋友。