Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech at the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. Xi presented the medals to the awardees before the speech. (Photo: Xinhua/Ju Peng)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech at the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. Xi presented the medals to the awardees before the speech. (Photo: Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, walks into the venue of the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles of the People's Republic of China with awardees at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, communicates with Jean-Pierre Raffarin, the honoree of the Friendship Medal, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. Xi on Sunday presented national medals and honorary titles of the People's Republic of China at a ceremony in the Great Hall of the People and delivered a speech. (Photo: Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and other leaders join the awardees for a group photo after the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)