Type Order Status Active | Eligibility Foreign Nationals Established January 1st, 2016 | |
Awarded for Great contribution to the development of China, relations with China and world peace Sovereign President of the People's Republic of China | ||
The Order of Friendship (Chinese: 友谊勋章, pinyin: yǒuyì xūnzhāng) is the People's Republic of China's highest order of honour. On December 27th, 2015, the National People's Congress passed a law establishing two national orders, the Order of Republic and the Order of Friendship, constituted on January 1st, 2016. It is unknown whether the Order of Republic can be awarded to foreigners or not, but the Order of Friendship is exclusively reserved for foreigners.
Recipients
The following individuals were awarded the Order of Friendship:
References
Order of Friendship (China) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA