Xi signs orders to honor soldier, three military units

Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), has signed orders to honor a soldier and three military units.

Xi Jinping (C), chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), poses for a group photo with a soldier and representatives of three military units during a CMC ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, July 31, 2019. Xi has signed orders to honor a soldier and three military units. At the ceremony on Wednesday, Xi hung a medal around the neck of Du Fuguo, who was awarded the title "Heroic Demining Soldier", and presented him with a certificate, and went on to confer honorary banners to representatives of the three units. [Photo/Xinhua]

The title "Heroic Demining Soldier" was awarded to Du Fuguo, who in an operation last year lost his eyesight and both hands trying to protect his fellow soldiers from a landmine explosion.

The three military units honored are an air force group, an astronautical ground station and a scientific research office.

At a CMC ceremony on Wednesday, Xi hung a medal around Du's neck and presented him with a certificate, and went on to confer honorary banners to representatives of the three units.

Xi took a group photo with them.