President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, walks into the venue of the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles of the People's Republic of China with awardees at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sept 29, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Wang Huning, who hosted the ceremony, read out the presidential decree signed by Xi to award 42 individuals the Medal of the Republic, the Friendship Medal or national honorary titles in different categories.