"July 1st Medal" award ceremony held today

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Written by: Peng Yunlin

2021-06-29 08:43

Last update date: 2021-06-29 10:54

The "July 1st Medal" award ceremony was held today (29th) morning in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, awarded the "July 1st Medal" for the first time and delivered an important speech.

The "July 1st Medal" is the highest honor within the Communist Party of China. This time it was awarded for the first time in the name of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, commending outstanding national party members, national outstanding party workers, and advanced basic-level party organizations in the country.

Xi Jinping delivered a speech.

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At 10 o'clock in the morning, Xi Jinping awarded medals to the winners of the "July 1st Medal".

One of the winners, Zhang Guimei, spoke as a representative.

Xi Jinping then delivered a speech at the ceremony. On behalf of the Party Central Committee, he congratulated and paid tribute to the "July 1st Medal" winners. Xi Jinping said that the "July 1st Medal" winners commended today are outstanding party members on all fronts. representative.

They embodied the noble quality and noble spirit of the Chinese Communists' firm belief, fulfilment of purpose, hard work, dedication, and integrity.

Xi Jinping was awarded the "July 1st Medal" for the first time.

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At 8:43 in the morning, the State Guest Guard escorted the medal winner from Jingxi Hotel to the Great Hall of the People. The whole journey is less than 8 kilometers and takes about 12 minutes.

At about 9 am, the medal winners arrived at the Great Hall of the People and entered the venue one after another.

The winner of the "July 1st Medal" arrives at the Great Hall of the People.

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According to CCTV reports, there are 29 winners of the "July 1st Medal" this time, including: Maimatjiang, the secretary of the village party branch in Yining County, Xinjiang.

Wu Maier, Wu Tianyi, the pioneer of plateau medicine, Li Hongta, the grandson of Li Dazhao, the main founder of the Chinese Communist Party, Qu Duyi, daughter of the early chief leader of the Chinese Communist Party, Qu Qiubai, and Chen Hongjun, who died in the military conflict on the Sino-Indian border last June Xin Yuling, pioneer and founder of thoracic surgery in New China, Lu Yuanjiu, pioneer of Chinese automation science and technology, Lin Dan, outstanding representative of Fujian community workers, Zhuoga, a patriotic border farmer in Yumai Village, Yumai Township, Longzi County, Tibet Autonomous Region, Sichuan Province Zhou Yongkai, former deputy secretary of the Daxian County Prefectural Committee, Zhang Guimei, head of the Lijiang Huaping Girls Senior High School in Yunnan Province, who founded the country’s first all-free women’s high school, and Wang Shumao, deputy company commander of the Nanhai Rights Defence Militia, and others.

The medal is based on simplicity and dignity as the main design concept, with red, gold, and white as the main colors, and is made by cold pressing, filigree inlay, and colored silk brocade.

The picture shows the "July 1st Medal."

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Different from the metal medal chain of the National Medal and National Honorary Medal, the "July 1st Medal" uses fabric ribbons and uses elements such as sunflowers, rays of light, and stars. It means "Under the sun of the party, the medal winners are dedicated to the party and wholeheartedly. Serving the people, not forgetting the original intention, keeping the mission in mind, and moving forward."

In July 2017, on the occasion of the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee approved the "July 1st Medal" Award and formally established the "July 1st Medal" as the highest honor in the party.

According to reports, the medal is generally awarded every five or ten years of the establishment of the Communist Party of China.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. It is also the first "every five and ten" year since the medal was established. Therefore, the "July 1st Medal" was awarded for the first time.

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