Order of Friendship (China)

Order of Friendship
友谊勋章
Awarded by People's Republic of China
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
Same 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:

References

  1. ↑ http://english.gov.cn/premier/news/2016/09/30/content_281475455373205.htm
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.


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