Friendship Medal (China)

Friendship Medal
友谊勋章
Friendship Medal; 友谊勋章
	Collar of the Order
Awarded by China
Type	Order
Eligibility	Foreign Nationals
Awarded for	Great contribution to the development of China, relations with China and world peace
Status	Active
Grand Master	President of the People's Republic of China
Statistics
First induction	2018
Total inductees	9

The Friendship Medal (Chinese: 友谊勋章; pinyin: Yǒuyì Xūnzhāng) is, alongside the Order of the Republic, the People's Republic of China's highest order of honour. On December 27, 2015, the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) passed a law establishing two national medals, the Order of the Republic and the Friendship Medal, constituted on January 1, 2016.

The Friendship Medal set up by the State is bestowed on foreigners 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.^[1]^[2]

The first Friendship Medal was awarded by President Xi Jinping to Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, on June 8, 2018.^{[citation needed]}

Laureates[]

Name	Citizenship	Position	Date of the Presentation
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin	Russia	President of Russia	June 8, 2018
Nursultan Nazarbayev	Kazakhstan	1st President of Kazakhstan	April 28, 2019
Raúl Castro	Cuba	First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Former President of Cuba	September 29, 2019
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn	Thailand	Princess of Thailand
Salim Ahmed Salim	Tanzania	Former Prime Minister of Tanzania
	Russia	The first vice-chairman of Russian-Chinese Friendship Association
Jean-Pierre Raffarin	France	Former Prime Minister of France
Isabel Crook	Canada	Educator
Norodom Monineath Sihanouk	Cambodia	Cambodian Queen Mother	November 6, 2020

References[]

^ "中华人民共和国国家勋章和国家荣誉称号法" [National Medal and Honor Law] (in Chinese). National People's Congress. 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
^ "设立"共和国勋章""友谊勋章"" [Establishing "Order of the Republic" and "Friendship Ordee"] (in Chinese). NetEase. 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-12-31.

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[1] "中华人民共和国国家勋章和国家荣誉称号法" [National Medal and Honor Law] (in Chinese). National People's Congress. 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-12-31.

[2] "设立"共和国勋章""友谊勋章"" [Establishing "Order of the Republic" and "Friendship Ordee"] (in Chinese). NetEase. 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-12-31.

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