Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 3 - Title recommendations on candidates' Medal of the Republic "and the national honor publicity

  In order to grandly commend the exemplary figures who have made outstanding contributions in the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Party Central Committee decided to launch the "Republic Medal" and national honorary title awards. On the basis of repeated selection and collective research in relevant regions and departments, and after organized inspection and overall consideration, one candidate for the "Republic Medal" and three candidates for national honorary titles were produced. In order to fully promote democracy, listen to opinions extensively, and accept social supervision, the relevant candidates are now publicized. The publicity time will be from August 3, 2020 to August 7, 2020. If you have any objections to the proposed candidate, please report it to the Office of the Party and National Meritorious Commendation Committee during the publicity period by telephone, email, letter, etc.

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  August 3, 2020

Recommended candidates for the "Medal of the Republic"

Zhong Nanshan

  Zhong Nanshan, male, Han nationality, member of the Communist Party of China, born in October 1936, from Xiamen, Fujian, director of the National Respiratory Disease Clinical Medicine Research Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, representative of the 11th and 12th National People's Congress , Member of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth CPPCC National Committee. He has been committed to the research, prevention and treatment of major respiratory infectious diseases and chronic respiratory diseases for a long time, with fruitful results and outstanding achievements. After the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia, he dared to speak up, proposed the phenomenon of "person-to-person transmission", emphasized strict prevention and control, led the writing of new coronary pneumonia diagnosis and treatment plans, and made outstanding contributions in epidemic prevention and control, critical illness treatment, and scientific research. Won the first prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award and the titles of "National Advanced Worker" and "Reform Pioneer".

Recommended candidates for national honorary titles

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Zhang Boli

  Zhang Boli, male, Han nationality, member of the Communist Party of China, born in Ningjin, Hebei in February 1948, deputy secretary of the party committee and president of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and representative of the 11th, 12th, and 13th National People's Congress. He has been committed to the modernization of Chinese medicine for a long time, laying the foundation for the standardization of quality education of Chinese medicine and international education, and promoting the inheritance and innovation of Chinese medicine. After the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia, he presided over the research and formulation of a treatment plan for integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine, guided Chinese medicine in the whole process of intervention in the treatment of new coronary pneumonia, and achieved remarkable results and made major contributions to the prevention and control of the epidemic. Won the first prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award and the titles of "National Outstanding Communist Party Member" and "National Advanced Worker".

Zhang Dingyu

  Zhang Dingyu, male, Han nationality, member of the Communist Party of China, born in December 1963, from Queshan, Henan, deputy director of the Health Commission of Hubei Province, president of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital. He has been working in the medical front line for a long time. He led a team to Wenchuan earthquake relief and participated in international medical assistance many times. On December 29, 2019, after receiving the first batch of 7 patients with unexplained pneumonia, he immediately set up an isolation ward, took the lead in collecting samples for virus testing, organizing mobilization of body donations, gaining time for the confirmation of the new crown virus, and for the development of new crown pneumonia Pathological research has created conditions. As a patient with frostbite, he led the charge and led the cadres and staff of Jinyintan Hospital to treat more than 2,800 patients with new coronary pneumonia, and made significant contributions to winning the defense war in Hubei and Wuhan. Won the title of "Advanced Individual in the Prevention and Control of New Coronary Pneumonia in the National Health System".

Chen Wei

  Chen Wei, female, Han nationality, member of the Communist Party of China, born in February 1966, from Lanxi, Zhejiang, director and researcher of the Institute of Bioengineering, Academy of Military Medicine, Academy of Military Sciences. Representative of the 12th National People's Congress, member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. She has been committed to the research of biological hazard prevention and control for a long time, and has developed our army's first new biological drug for SARS prevention "recombinant human interferon ω" and the world's first Ebola vaccine with a new drug certificate. After the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, she immediately rushed to Wuhan to carry out scientific research and prevention and control guidance tasks, and made major achievements in basic research, vaccine and protective drug research and development, and made major contributions to epidemic prevention and control. Won the titles of "Advanced Individual in the Prevention and Treatment of SARS in the Army" and "Top Ten Outstanding Youths in the Country".