Xi to award national medals, honorary titles ahead of National Day

BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping will award national medals and honorary titles at a ceremony to be held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at 10 am Sunday ahead of the 75th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will deliver an important speech at the ceremony.

Three types of awards -- the Medal of the Republic, the Friendship Medal and medals of national honorary titles -- will be granted at the ceremony.

The event will be broadcast live by China Media Group and Xinhuanet. It will also be relayed simultaneously on leading central news websites including people.cn, cctv.com and china.com.cn, as well as on new media platforms such as mobile apps run by the People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television.

Xi signed a presidential order on Sept 13 to award national medals and national honorary titles to 15 individuals on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the PRC. China celebrates its National Day on Oct 1.