August 1 Medal

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]

For the earlier Chinese order, see August 1 Medal (1955).
August 1 Medal
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 and civilian personnel of PLA, PAP and personnel of Ministry of Public Security
StatusCurrently awarded
EstablishedJune 12, 2017
First awardedJuly 28, 2017
Last awardedJuly 27, 2022
Total recipients13
Ribbon of the Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the Republic (China)
Next (lower)Order of Heroic Exemplar
August 1 Medal
Traditional Chinese八一勳章
Simplified Chinese八一勋章

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
2017

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

  • Mai Xiande (麦贤得)
  • Ma Weiming (马伟明), led the development of China's electromagnetic catapult system for launching aircraft from carriers
  • Li Zhonghua (李中华)
  • Wang Zhongxin (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
  • Wei Changjin (韦昌进)
  • Wang Gang (王刚)
  • Leng Pengfei (冷鹏飞)
  • Yin Chunrong (印春荣)
2022

On 27 July 2022, Xi Jinping signs order to confer Medal on three military individuals:[3]

  • 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
  1. "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. 2017-06-12. Archived from the original on June 18, 2017.
  2. "景海鹏、程开甲、王刚等10人被授予"八一勋章"". Phoenix News (in Chinese). 2017-07-28.
  3. "Xi signs order to confer August 1 Medal on three military individuals". Xinhua. 2022-07-27.


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