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Order of August First is a military decoration of People's Republic of China awarded by the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and is the highest military award given to the Chinese military member i.e. servicemen and civilians of the People's Liberation Army, People's Armed Police and public security active troops.

History
Establishment of the Order of August First is approved by the chairman of the CMC, Xi Jinping on June 12 2017. The new Order of August First is awarded to military personnel who have meritorious service in upholding sovereignty, security and development interests of the state, and promoting the modernization of national defense and the armed forces by the chairman of CMC.

On July 2017, Xi signed the order for the first awarding Order of August First to 10 comrades including Mai Dexian. The ceremony of the awarding of Order of August First is held on July 28 2017, Xi awarded the orders and certificates to the gainers.

Appearance
According to the official introduction, the design of Order of August First contains the emblem of PLA, five-pointed star, sword, flag, radiance and the Great Wall. The emblem of PLA upon the star represents the PLA is the offspring of the Red Army, as well as the highest military award; Five sword is in concert with

根据官方介绍，“八一勋章”采用了八一军徽、五角星、利剑、旗帜、光芒和长城、橄榄枝等设计元素. 五角星衬托八一军徽，表明中国人民解放军从红军走来，并象征军队至高荣誉；五个利剑组合与五角星相呼应，象征我军是听党指挥、能打胜仗、作风优良的人民军队，具有坚不可摧的向心力凝聚力战斗力；旗帜、光芒，象征受勋者在党的旗帜引领下取得辉煌成绩，其事迹和精神也具有旗帜般导向作用，是全军官兵学习的榜样；长城，象征人民军队忠实履行党和人民赋予的神圣使命，坚决捍卫国家主权、安全、发展利益；橄榄枝，象征中国坚定不移走和平发展道路，以及人民军队为捍卫世界和平做出的突出贡献.

资格
新华社通稿指出，八一勋章授予在维护国家主权、安全、发展利益，推进国防和军队现代化建设中建立卓越功勋的军队人员.