China honors role models in COVID-19 fight

Role models in China's fight against the COVID-19  walk into the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept 8, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

China held a meeting Tuesday morning in Beijing to commend role models in the country's fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, presented medals to recipients of the Medal of the Republic and the national honorary title and deliver a speech.

The meeting was held at the Great Hall of the People at 10:00 am.

The meeting also commended outstanding individuals and groups in the fight against COVID-19, as well as outstanding Party members and primary-level Party organizations across the country.