BEIJING: The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will, for the first time, honor July 1 Medals to party members whose names may be not that well known but have made outstanding contributions and created valuable spiritual wealth, as the CPC marks the 100th anniversary of its founding. Candidates are from different eras, ethnic groups and walks of lives but they all represent 91 million CPC members, and their life stories mirrored how the CPC came into existence from ordinary Chinese and kept a vigorous cause of uniting Chinese people and leading China to "stand up, get abundant and get stronger" in the past 100 years. The list of 29 candidates includes war heroes, maritime militia, scientists, community workers, artists, diplomats, and pioneers in national unity, educators and police. The youngest candidate still alive is 60, a female shepherd from Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, who has made contributions to China's border safety through a decades-long grazing patrol. The list of grass-root candidates is also regarded as a response to some Western politicians who have attempted to split Chinese people from the CPC.

Source: Manila Times June 02, 2021 15:56 UTC