July 1 Medal

The July 1 Medal is the highest honorary medal of the Chinese Communist Party. The bestowal is decided by the Central Committee and presented by the General Secretary of the Central Committee. It was established on 22 July 2017. According to the party's bylaw, the medal is bestowed on "party members who have made outstanding contributions and created valuable spiritual wealth in the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the new great project of party construction."

History
On 27 February 2021, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issued a notice "Notice on the nomination of the 'July 1st Medal' and the national 'Two Outstanding and One Advanced' recommendation work". This is the first time in the name of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

The awarding of July 1 Medal is to commend national outstanding Communist Party members, national outstanding party workers and national advanced grassroots party organizations. On 31 May 2021, the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, CCP Central Committee Organization Department, the Office of the Party and the State Merit published a list to nominate candidates for the award.

On 29 June 2021, the award ceremony was held at 10:29 AM in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. At the ceremony, Wang Huning, the First Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, read the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Awarding the July 1 Medal". General Secretary Xi Jinping awarded 29 individuals the July 1 Medal at the ceremony.

Eligibility
In July 2017, the "Regulations on the Inner-Party Meritorious Recognition of the Communist Party of China" and "Measures for the Award of the July 1 Medal" were formulated by the Party and National Meritorious Commendation Working Committee. It was approved and implemented by the CCP Central Committee. In accordance with it, the July 1 Medal is awarded to party members who have made outstanding contributions to the great cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics and the great new project of party building.