International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum considered such partnership a violation of the fundamental principles and rules of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. After reviewing the situation, the director of the museum admitted they had made a mistake in accepting JTI's money, mistake which was the result of a "lack of vigilance". The museum has decided to return the money to JTI. International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is a museum located in Geneva, Switzerland. It first opened in 1988 and underwent a significant renovation in from 2011 to 2013. The exhibition named “The
Red Cross Society of the Republic of China with the Red Cross Society of China. Both societies associate their origins with the founder, Shen Dunhe, a tea merchant. On 3 March 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War, Shen Dunhe created the "Manchuria Red Cross Benevolent Society" and on 10 March 1904, the society was renamed the "Shanghai International Red Cross Committee". Its founders were Chinese business and political leaders and expatriates from the West. Shen chose the aegis of the Red Cross because its neutrality allowed aid to reach those Chinese civilians caught between Japanese and Russian forces in Manchuria. After the Russo-Japanese War, the society expanded and its