Order of Brilliant Jade

Order of Brilliant Jade
Order of the Brilliant Jade cordon, badge, star, medal and lapel pin
Type	Single-grade Grand Cordon
Awarded for	The President of the Republic of China and foreign heads of states
Description	The medal has a star-patterned face of inlaid jade bordered with gold and pearls. The center is the "white sun in a blue sky," the national emblem of the ROC, symbolizing a tribute to the head of state internally and the strengthening of friendly ties with other countries externally.
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Presented by	President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Eligibility	Civilian
Status	Active
Established	22 December 1933
First award	Lin Sen
Total	24
Ribbon bar of the Order
Precedence
Next (higher)	none
Next (lower)	Order of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen

• Pakubuwono X (1933)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Hans von Seeckt (1936)^{[ citation needed ]}
• William Henry Donald (1936) ^[5]
• Edvard Beneš (1936) ^[6]
• Leopold III of Belgium (1937) ^[7]
• Minnie Vautrin (1938) ^[8]
• Frederick Maze (1938) ^[9]
• Donald Van Slyke (1939)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Richard Freeman Brady (1938)
• Joseph Beech (1940) ^[10]
• Charles K. Edmunds (1941) ^[11]
• Chiang Kai-shek (1943)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1958)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Bhumibol Adulyadej (1963) ^[12]
• Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1971) ^[13]
• Blaise Compaoré (1994) ^[14]
• Ricardo Maduro (2002) ^[15]
• Antonio Saca (2004) ^[16]
• Bingu wa Mutharika (2005) ^[17]
• Thomas Remengesau Jr. (2007) ^[18]
• Álvaro Colom (2008) ^[19]
• Anote Tong (2009) ^[20]
• Fernando Lugo (2011) ^[21]
• Juan Orlando Hernández (2016) ^[22]
• Jovenel Moïse (2018) ^[23]
• Mario Abdo Benítez (2018) ^[24]
• Baron Waqa (2019) ^[25]
• Alejandro Giammattei (2023) ^[26]

See also

• Order of the Double Dragon: Imperial Chinese award for foreign recipients
• Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain: Earlier ROC award

References

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7. Gwekoh, Sol H. (1948). Manuel L. Quezon, His Life and Career. University of Michigan. p. 275.
8. ""女难民的守护神"—明妮·魏特琳" [Patron Saint of female refugees - Minnie Vautrin]. 南京大学拉贝与国际安全区纪念馆 (in Chinese (China)).
9. "No. 34485". The London Gazette . 18 February 1938. p. 1071.
10. Titus, David. "The Early History of East Asian Studies at Wesleyan". Wesleyan University . Retrieved April 20, 2023.
11. "DR. C. K. EDMUNDS KILLED; Auto Strikes Noted Educator, Former President of Pomona". The New York Times . Associated Press. 10 January 1949. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
12. "Two Ancient Lands Strengthen Their Ties". Free China Review. 1 July 1963. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
13. "King Faisal meets President Chiang". Taiwan Today. 1 June 1971. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
14. Veney, Cassandra R.; Payne, Richard J. (2001). "Taiwan and Africa: Taipei's Continuing Search for International Recognition". Journal of Asian and African Studies. 36 (4): 447. doi:10.1163/15685210152691972.
15. "President Chen Hosts a State Banquet to Honduras President Ricardo Maduro". Office of the President, Republic of China. 21 October 2002. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
16. "Saca finaliza gira centrada en inversiones y marco de amistad". Nacíon (in Spanish). 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
17. "President Chen Entertains Malawian President Bingu Wa Mutharika at a State Banquet". Office of the President, Republic of China. 11 January 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
18. "H.E. Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr., President of the Republic of Palau to lead a delegation to Taiwan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China. 16 January 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
19. "President Ma Holds State Dinner for and Presents Meritorious Honor to Guatemala President Colom". Office of the President, Republic of China. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
20. "Anote Tong Foundation". Word Summit 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017.
21. "President Ma eyes closer ties with Paraguay". Taiwan Today. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
22. "President Tsai hosts state banquet for President and First Lady of Honduras". Office of the President, Republic of China. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
23. Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs. Vol. 36. Brill. 9 December 2019. p. 242. ISBN   9789004414181. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
24. "Taiwan, Paraguay sign joint statement pledging to deepen ties". Taiwan Today. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
25. Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Kao, Evelyn (25 March 2019). "Nauru parliament passes resolution to reject 'one China' principle" . Retrieved 25 March 2019.
26. "President Tsai welcomes President Alejandro Giammattei of Republic of Guatemala to Taiwan". english.president.gov. 20 April 2023. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

Order of Brilliant Jade
Traditional Chinese	采玉大勳章
Simplified Chinese	采玉大勋章
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin cǎi yù dà xūnzhāng

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