August 1 Medal

August 1 Medal
August 1 Medal
Type	Military awards and decorations
Awarded for	"Military personnel who have meritorious service in upholding sovereignty, security and development interests of the state, and promoting the modernization of national defense and the armed forces"
Country	People's Republic of China
Eligibility	Military and civilian personnel of PLA, PAP and personnel of Ministry of Public Security
Status	Currently awarded
Established	June 12, 2017
First awarded	July 28, 2017
Last awarded	July 28, 2017
Total recipients	10
Ribbon of the Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Republic (China)
Next (lower)	Order of Heroic Exemplar

The August 1 Medal (Chinese: 八一勋章; pinyin: Bā Yī Xūn Zhāng), also known as the Order of Bayi, is a military decoration of People's Republic of China awarded by the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and is the highest military award given to military personnel and civilians of the People's Liberation Army, People's Armed Police and personnel of Ministry of Public Security.^[1]

History[]

The August 1 Medal was originally established in 1955 as the highest military award for members of the PLA who served during the Chinese Civil War. On June 12, 2017, with the approval of Xi Jinping, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, the Order of August the First was re-established.

Recipients[]

On 28 July 2017, Xi Jinping awarded the decoration to ten recipients:^[2]

• (麦贤得)
• Ma Weiming (马伟明), led the development of China's electromagnetic catapult system for launching aircraft from carriers
• (李中华)
• (王忠心)
• Jing Haipeng (景海鹏), first Chinese astronaut to fly in space more than once
• Cheng Kaijia (程开甲), nuclear engineer and key figure in Chinese nuclear weapon development
• (韦昌进)
• (王刚)
• (冷鹏飞)
• (印春荣)

References[]

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