August 1 Medal

For the earlier Chinese order, see August 1 Medal (1955).

August 1 Medal
八一勋章
August 1 Medal
TypeMilitary 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
EligibilityMilitary personnel of China
StatusActive
Established12 June 2017
First awarded28 July 2017
Last awarded27 July 2022
Total recipients13
Ribbon of the Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)Medal of the Republic
EquivalentJuly 1 Medal
Next (lower)Order of Heroic Exemplar
August 1 Medal
Traditional Chinese八一勳章
Simplified Chinese八一勋章
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBāyī Xūnzhāng

The August 1 Medal is the highest honorary medal bestowed on military personnel by the People's Republic of China.[1] The bestowal is decided by the Central Military Commission and presented by the Chairman of the Central Military Commission.[2] According to law, this medal is awarded to "military personnel who have made great contributions and established outstanding meritorious service in safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and promoting the modernization of national defense and the military, and have had a profound impact on the country and the entire military." It is awarded every five years.[3]

History

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

Recipients

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2017

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On 28 July 2017, Xi Jinping awarded the decoration to ten recipients:[4]

2022

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On 27 July 2022, Xi Jinping signs order to confer Medal on three military individuals:[5]

  • Du Fuguo (杜富国), sergeant in the PLA Southern Theater Command
  • Qian Qihu (钱七虎), retired researcher at the former PLA University of Science and Technology
  • Nie Haisheng (聂海胜), renowned astronaut from the PLA Astronaut Division

References

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  1. ^ a b "经中央军委主席习近平批准 我军新设立"八一勋章"并组织首次评选". 新华网. 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017.
  2. ^ "习近平向"八一勋章"获得者颁授勋章和证书 向获得荣誉称号的单位颁授奖旗_滚动新闻_中国政府网". gov.cn. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  3. ^ "经中央军委主席习近平批准 中央军委将评选颁授"八一勋章" 中央军委办公厅印发通知部署提名工作-新华网". news.cn. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "景海鹏、程开甲、王刚等10人被授予"八一勋章"". Phoenix News (in Chinese). 28 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Xi signs order to confer August 1 Medal on three military individuals". Xinhua. 27 July 2022.
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