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CPC to present July 1 Medal to outstanding members

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The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will award the July 1 Medal to outstanding Party members for the first time as the CPC celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding, said a CPC official Tuesday.

China SCIOUpdated:  March 23, 2021

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will award the July 1 Medal to outstanding Party members for the first time as the CPC celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding, said Fu Xingguo, deputy head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the CPC.

Fu Xingguo, deputy head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), attends a press conference held by the CPC Central Committee in Beijing on March 23, 2021. [Photo by Xu Xiang/China SCIO]

At a press conference on March 23, Fu said the July 1 Medal, established by the CPC Central Committee, is the highest honor in the Party.

The medal will be presented every five years to celebrate major anniversaries of the Party's founding, Fu said. 

According to Fu, the CPC Central Committee will hold a grand gathering to award the medal ahead of July 1, the birthday of the CPC.

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