Jing Haipeng is a major general of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) in active service as a vice-commander of the 82nd Group Army. A fighter pilot in the PLA Air Force (PLAAF),he was selected to be a PLA Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) astronaut in 1998. He was the first Chinese astronaut to have flown on more than one mission and remains the only one to have flown on four. He also held the Chinese record for longest time spent in space from 2016 to 2021 and again from 2023,until his record was overtaken by Tang Hongbo in February 2024.
Cheng Kaijia,also known as Kai Chia Cheng,was a Chinese nuclear engineer and nuclear physicist. He was a pioneer and key figure in Chinese nuclear weapon development. He is known as one of the founding fathers of Two Bombs,One Satellite.
The following is a list of the orders and medals issued by the People's Republic of China since its founding. The Working Committee of Party and State Merit and Honour Commendation is responsible for coordinating the work of Party and state merit and honor commendation.
The Medal of the Republic is the highest honorary medal of the People's Republic of China. The bestowal is decided by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and presented by the President of China. According to law,this medal is bestowed on "outstanding individuals who have made great contributions and established outstanding merits in the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics and defense of the country."
The Friendship Medal is the highest honorary medal bestowed on foreign nationals by the People's Republic of China. The bestowal is decided by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and presented by the President of China.
The General Office of the Central Military Commission is an administrative agency of the Central Military Commission at the theater deputy-grade,which assists the leaders with the day to day administrative operations of the CMC. Like all other CMC departments,it is a one institution with two names with both a state and Communist party name.
The General Agency for Offices Administration of the Central Military Commission is a first-level functional agency under the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China. It was founded on January 11,2016,under Xi Jinping's military reforms.
Shen Jinlong is a Chinese admiral who served as Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) from 2017 to 2021.
The July 1 Medal is the highest honorary medal of the Chinese Communist Party. The bestowal is decided by the Central Committee and presented by the General Secretary of the Central Committee. It was established on 22 July 2017. According to the party's bylaw,the medal is bestowed on "party members who have made outstanding contributions and created valuable spiritual wealth in the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the new great project of party construction."
Wang Haijiang is a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA),currently serving as commander of Western Theater Command since August 2021. He previously served as commander of Xinjiang Military District,and commander of Tibet Military District from 2016 to 2018.
Chang Dingqiu is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) serving as Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force,succeeding Ding Laihang in September 2021. He is a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and was an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
Zheng He is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army who served as president of PLA National Defense University from 2017 to 2021. He is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.
The 20th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),formally the Political Bureau of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China,was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the CCP on 23 October 2022 in the aftermath of the 20th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 19th Politburo. Seven of the 24 members serve in the 20th Politburo Standing Committee.
On 20–22 March 2023,Xi Jinping,general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese president,visited Russia,in his first international meeting since his re-election as president during the 2023 National People's Congress.
The Joint Operations Command Center of the Central Military Commission (JOCC). is the main command and control of the combined forces of the People's Liberation Army. It is a Theater Command Grade unit under the direct control of the Central Military Commission. Its main headquarter and operations command room is located in an underground location in the Haidian District of Beijing
From September 14 to 16,2022,Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states in Samarkand,and pay state visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan at the invitation of the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
The organization of the armed forces of the People's Republic of China is based on grades. Each institution,billet,and officer has a grade. Personnel grades flow from the institution's grade. For example,the grade of a unit commander billet is the same as the unit's,and the officer in that billet receives that grade. Historically,grade,rather than rank,determined or indicated an officer's authority,and various professional and career factors.
At the invitation of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin,President of the United Republic of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete,President of the Republic of South Africa Jacob Zuma and President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso,the President of China Xi Jinping left Beijing on the morning of March 22 to pay a state visit to these four countries and attend the 5th BRICS summit held in Durban,South Africa. The trip is also Xi's first foreign state visit since he became the President of China.
At the invitation of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyễn PhúTrọng and President of Vietnam VõVăn Thưởng,Xi Jinping,the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of China,paid a state visit to Vietnam during December 12-13,2023. The two sides agreed to issue the Joint Declaration on Further Deepening and Upgrading the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and Building a Strategic Community of Destiny between China and Vietnam.
At the invitation of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Trần Đại Quang,President of China Xi Jinping went to Da Nang,Vietnam,from November 10–11,2017,to attend the APEC Vietnam 2017. Then,President Xi paid a state visit to Vietnam and the Laos from November 12–14,2017. This is the first state visit by the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party and State after the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
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