Xi signs order awarding national medals, honorary titles to 15 individuals
China DailyBEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday signed a presidential order to award national medals and national honorary titles to 15 individuals on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The title of People's Scientist was conferred on Wang Xiaomo, a late renowned radar expert and a pioneer in China's early warning aircraft development, and Zhao Zhongxian, a well-known scientist in high-temperature superconductivity research. Zhang Jinfan, a prominent jurist and legal educator on China's legal history, and Huang Danian, a late distinguished strategic scientist and geophysicist, were granted the title of People's Educator. The title of People's Health Worker was conferred on Lu Shengmei, a doctor with a longstanding commitment to improving healthcare in less-developed regions, especially in promoting safer childbirth practices and reducing infant mortality.