Friendship Medal (China)

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Friendship Medal
友谊勋章
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Collar of the order
Awarded by China
Type Order
CountryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
EligibilityForeign nationals
Awarded forSignificant contributions to support China's modernization and maintaining world peace
StatusActive
Grand Master President of the People's Republic of China
ColoursGold and blue
Statistics
First induction2018
Last induction2022
Total inductees10
Precedence
Next (higher)None
Next (lower) July 1 Medal, August 1 Medal, Medal of Sino-Soviet Friendship
Equivalent Medal of the Republic


The Friendship Medal is the highest honorary medal of the People's Republic of China bestowed on foreign nationals. The bestowal is decided by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and presented by the President of China . [1]

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On 27 December 2015, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed a law establishing two national medals, the Medal of the Republic and the Friendship Medal, effective on 1 January 2016.

The Friendship Medal is bestowed on foreign nationals who have made outstanding contributions to China's socialist modernization, the promotion of exchange and cooperation between China and foreign countries, and the protection of world peace. [2] [3] All the recipients have cooperated and participated actively in supporting China's social, cultural, economic and international developments to various degrees.

The first Friendship Medal was awarded by President Xi Jinping to Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, on 8 June 2018. [4]

History

In August 2015, the 16th session of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress first considered the Law of the People's Republic of China on National Medals and National Honorary Titles (Draft). [5]

In December 2015, the 18th session of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress was held in Beijing, where the Law of the People's Republic of China on National Medals and National Honorary Titles (Draft) was considered for the second time. In January 2016, the Law of the People's Republic of China on National Medals and National Honorary Titles was finally issued, which established the Friendship Medal. [5]

In June 2018, the first Friendship Medal was awarded. With the approval of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the ceremony of awarding the state medals and state honors of the People's Republic of China was held in the Great Hall. The President of the People's Republic of China, CCP General Secretary, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission attended the ceremony, and both made speeches. [5]

Appearance

The major colors used for the Friendship Medal are gold and blue. The body of the medal adopted various elements; a dove which represents peace and love is placed at the centre of the medal plate, whereas earth is also engraved on the bottom of the dove, followed by a sign of hand-shaking that symbolises the friendly attitude from China to other countries. [6] The medal plate is surrounded by lotus petals, a flower that represents pureness, peace and harmony in traditional Chinese culture.[ citation needed ] Likewise, even more, traditional elements can be observed from the chain of the Friendship Medal. This includes the use of Chinese decorative knots (solidarity), peony flowers (wealth/prosperity), jade (earth) and auspicious clouds (luck/fortune). [6] All those symbolic elements not only represent the richness of traditional Chinese cultures but also convey China's wish for common prosperity and development globally.[ citation needed ]

The whole medal is handmade with traditional crafts. An example could be the filigree inlay, which is also known as the fine gold arts.[ citation needed ] Such a heritage crafting technique can be spotted especially on the lotus petals as well as the engraved golden symbols. Another worth-noting technique is silk-pinching enamel, which is used to craft most of the blue parts of the Friendship Medal. The colour blue not only stood out from the rest of the gold medals, but it is also used to adorn the calm and stable colour symbolism within the traditional Chinese culture. [7]

Policies and regulations

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Twelfth National People's Congress

According to the Law of the People's Republic of China on National Medals and National Honorary Titles, [5] state medals and state honors can be awarded posthumously. Any recipient who has made outstanding contributions during their lifetime and meets the conditions for awarding the Friendship Medal as stipulated in this law and who dies before the implementation may be awarded state medals and state honors posthumously.

In addition, state medals and state honors are for the lifetime of their recipients but can also be revoked. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) has the right to revoke the Friendship Medal if the recipient has been sentenced to imprisonment for a crime or has committed other serious violations of the law or discipline. [8] Such a continued enjoyment of the state medals and state honors could seriously damage the reputation of the highest national honor. Therefore, the NPCSC would hold meetings emergently to discuss and vote for the cancellation of that specific Friendship Medal.

If the recipient of state medals and state honors dies, the medals, awards and certificates received by him/her shall be kept by his/her heirs or designees; if there are no heirs or designees, they may be collected and stored by the state.[ citation needed ]

Recipients

NamePositionDateFor
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin President of Russia 8 June 2018Recognition of President Putin's long-term commitment to encourage the development of good-neighborliness and comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between Russia and China. [4]
Nursultan Nazarbayev 1st President of Kazakhstan 28 April 2019China proposed the initiative of building the Silk Road Economic Belt, which received an enthusiastic response and solid cooperation from the first President Nazarbayev and all sectors of Kazakh society. [9]

He also enhanced the vigorous development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia.

Raúl Castro First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Former President of Cuba 29 September 2019Raúl Castro has been supporting China to play a greater role in international and regional affairs. He is also an important founder of China–Cuba relations, an active advocator and promoter of China-Latin America relationships. [10]
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Princess of Thailand She has made irreplaceable and outstanding contributions to the development of China–Thai relations by gaining a deep understanding of China, actively fostering traditional Chinese culture and spreading China–Thai friendship.

She's also deeply concerned about the Chinese people and was the first to lend a helping hand after the Wenchuan and Yushu earthquakes and other major natural disasters. [11]

Salim Ahmed Salim Former Prime Minister of Tanzania Salim has made outstanding contributions to the restoration of China's legitimate seat in the United Nations. He always advocated that China and Africa should continuously strengthen friendly exchanges. [12]

Salim would have loved to receive the award in person, but was unable to come to China due to health reasons. Therefore, his daughter attended the award ceremony instead.

Galina Veniaminovna Kulikova  [ ru ]The first vice-chairman of Russian-Chinese Friendship Association  [ zh ]In 1989, she was elected as the First Vice-president of the Russian-Chinese Friendship Association and went to work at the Russian Embassy in China. Kulikowa has always been committed to developing friendly relations with China and has made outstanding contributions to the promotion of Sino–Russian people-to-people diplomacy. [13]
Jean-Pierre Raffarin Former Prime Minister of France As Prime Minister of France, Raffarin insisted on visiting China as scheduled during the SARS outbreak and gave great political and emotional support to the Chinese people.

He attended the first "Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum and actively contributed to the objective understanding of all sectors in France and Europe in the "Belt and Road" cooperation. [14]

Isabel Crook EducatorIsabelle Crook worked at Beijing Foreign Studies University for half a century and was a pioneer in the teaching of English and educational reform in the new China. [15] She trained a large number of foreign language talents for the new China and made outstanding contributions to the Chinese education.
Norodom Monineath Cambodian Queen Mother6 November 2020Norodom Monineath has been actively involved in the cause of Sino–Cambodian friendship and has witnessed the development of the new China. [16] She has special feelings for the Chinese people and actively supports exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in various fields.
Nguyen Phu Trong General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam 31 October 2022Nguyen Phu Trong is steadfast in Marxism and in maintaining the traditional friendship between China and Vietnam, he is also the one who guides and promotes the China-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership in the new era. [17]

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