Medal of Sino-Soviet Friendship medal established at 1951 中蘇友誼獎章

Description: Medal of Sino-Soviet Friendship medal established at 1951Chinese: 中蘇友誼萬歲獎章) (Russian: Медаль «Китайско-советская дружба»), was a medal awarded by the People's Republic of China to Soviet military personnel and assistants who have contributed to the Sino-Soviet friendship. Also awarded to Specialists and military advisers of the USSR.The last award was at 1959. The medal was established in 1951 by the Central People's Government, in order to express thanks to Soviet Union for the early technical support and assistance provided following the founding of People's Republic of China in 1949. On February 14, 1950, China and the Soviet Union signed the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance. On February 15, nearly 2,000 representatives held a celebration meeting, which attended by 40 Soviet dignitaries, including Peter Vladimirov, the Consul Generalof the Soviet Union in Shanghai. Mayor of Shanghai Chen Yidelivered a speech on behalf of the people of Shanghai at the celebratory meeting in support of the treaty. In March 1950, at the request of the Chinese government, the Soviet Union dispatched an air defense group to Shanghai to assist the Chinese People's Liberation Army in air defense of Shanghai from the Nationalist ROCAF air raids operating from bases in Taiwan. After October, the Soviet air defense group left Shanghai and returned to China in batches following the outbreak of the Korean War. During the Korean War, the medal was awarded to Soviet specialists and military advisors for the assistance provided to the People's Volunteer Army. At the same time, it was a commemorative medal for awarding various Soviet delegations visiting the PRC, and an anniversary award for presenting on the occasion of solemn events. On Sept 15, 1955, the Chinese government decreed that each departing Soviet military personnel be issued the medal. The recipient was awarded the medal and certificate by PremierZhou Enlai or by Chairman Mao Zedong In late June 1956, at the invitation of the Chinese government, three warships of the Soviet Pacific Fleet led by the commander of the Pacific Fleet Valentin Chekurov visited Shanghai. This is the first friendly visit by a foreign naval fleet since the end of the Chinese Civil War and it was attended by more than 2,000 people. On June 25, on behalf of Mao Zedong, commander of the PLA Navy Xiao Jinguang, presented the Medal of Sino-Soviet Friendship to the personnel of the fleet, along with an awarding certificate printed with Mao Zedong's autograph to all officers above the rank of lieutenant within the Soviet fleet. Following the start of Sino-Soviet split in 1956, the award was disestablished in the early 1960s. After the death of Mao Zedongand the beginning of the Chinese economic reforms undertaken by Deng Xiaoping, which saw the arrival of new foreign experts and advisers, the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs reinistated the award in 1991 with a new name, the Friendship Award. It is awarded to foreign dignitaries, advisors and experts who have made outstanding contributions to China's socialist modernization, and the promotion of exchange and cooperation between China and foreign countries.回覆回覆所有人轉寄新增反應

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