Ma Maojie,86,a witness to and participant in the Peopled Liberation Armyfs(PLA)campaign to cross the Yangtze River in 1949,became one of the 29 recipients of the July 1 Medal on June 29,2021.The medal was presented by...Ma Maojie,86,a witness to and participant in the Peopled Liberation Armyfs(PLA)campaign to cross the Yangtze River in 1949,became one of the 29 recipients of the July 1 Medal on June 29,2021.The medal was presented by Chinese President Xi Jinping,also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China(CPC)Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission,during a grand ceremony in Beijing.Mafs story of helping PLA soldiers cross the Yangtze River-in a hail of bullets and mortar shells,to liberate Nanjing from Kuomintang forces-was read during the ceremony.展开更多
文摘Ma Maojie,86,a witness to and participant in the Peopled Liberation Armyfs(PLA)campaign to cross the Yangtze River in 1949,became one of the 29 recipients of the July 1 Medal on June 29,2021.The medal was presented by Chinese President Xi Jinping,also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China(CPC)Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission,during a grand ceremony in Beijing.Mafs story of helping PLA soldiers cross the Yangtze River-in a hail of bullets and mortar shells,to liberate Nanjing from Kuomintang forces-was read during the ceremony.