BEIJING – China announced Thursday to put on a grand celebration, followed by a military parade and mass pageantry at Tian’anmen Square on Oct. 1, the Chinese National Day, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the grand gathering to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will deliver an important speech at the event.
A military parade and mass pageantry will be held following the gathering, said Wang Xiaohui, executive deputy head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee.
Some advanced weapons will make their debut in the military parade, the scale of which is scheduled to be greater than the ones commemorating the 50th and 60th founding anniversary of the PRC, as well as the V-Day military parade in 2015.
Party and state leaders and representatives from different fields will also attend a grand gathering in the evening to enjoy a gala and a firework show.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will present the Medals of the Republic, Medals of Friendship and national titles of honor to outstanding people at an event to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
Xi will present medals and certificates to laureates at an award ceremony to be held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wang Xiaohui, executive deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said Thursday at a press conference.
The Communist Party of China Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission will jointly issue medals in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as part of the celebration activities.
The medals will be awarded to the following individuals: living veterans and comrades who participated in the work on the revolution before the founding of the PRC, living individuals who received honors and awards at the state level and above after the founding of the PRC, living service personnel and veterans who received honors above the first-class merit citation for fighting wars after the founding of the PRC, and foreign friends who have made outstanding contributions to the founding of the PRC.
Individuals who passed away after Jan. 1, 2019 are included in the recipients of the commemorative medals.
The awarding of the medals is of significance to promoting patriotic education, fostering and practicing core socialist values as well as strengthening the power to unite and the ability to inspire in the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
