BEIJING, June 29, 2021 Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, presents the July 1 Medal, the Party's highest honor, to Guo Ruixiang at the award ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 29, 2021. The award ceremony of the July 1 Medal was held Tuesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Credit Image: © Li Xueren/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)