Friendship Medal (China)
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Order of Friendship 友谊勋章 | |
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Awarded by ![]() | |
Type | Order |
Eligibility | Foreign Nationals |
Awarded for | Great contribution to the development of China, relations with China and world peace |
Status | Active |
Sovereign | President of the People's Republic of China |
Statistics | |
First induction | 2016 |
Total inductees | 12[1] |
Precedence | |
Equivalent | Order of Republic |
The Order of Friendship (Chinese: 友谊勋章, pinyin: yǒuyì xūnzhāng) is the People's Republic of China's highest order of honour. On December 27th, 2015, the National People's Congress passed a law establishing two national orders, the Order of Republic and the Order of Friendship, constituted on January 1st, 2016. It is unknown whether the Order of Republic can be awarded to foreigners or not, but the Order of Friendship is exclusively reserved for foreigners.[2][3]
Recipients
The following individuals were awarded the Order of Friendship[citation needed]:
- Anna Allabert, Broadcaster (Russia)
- John Hopcroft, Computer Scientist (USA)
- John Malcolm Gray, Businessman (United Kingdom)
- Peter Grunberg, Physicist Nobel Laureate, (Germany)
- Mustard Okyay Kaynak, Engineer (Turkey)
- Katharina Kohse-Hoinghause, Material Science (Germany)
- Wolfgang Kubin, Sinologist (Germany)
- Victor Kuzmichev, Designer (Russia)
- Fredmund Malik, Economist (Austria)
- David Roger Jones Owen, Engineer (United Kingdom)
- David Andrew Phoenix, Biochemist (United Kingdom)
- Valerii Shulga, Astrophysicist (Ukraine)
- Batu Baltaoğlu, Scientist (Turkey)
References
- ^ http://english.gov.cn/premier/news/2016/09/30/content_281475455373205.htm
- ^ "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 Republic" and "Order of Friendship"] (in Chinese). 163 (i.e. NetEase). 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-12-31.