A motorcade takes recipient of the Medal of the Republic Zhong Nanshan and recipient of the "People's Hero" national honorary title Zhang Dingyu to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)
BEIJING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's renowned respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan on Tuesday morning received from Chinese President Xi Jinping the Medal of the Republic, the highest state honor, for his outstanding contribution to fighting the COVID-19 epidemic.
Chinese respiratory specialist Zhong Nanshan speaks in an interview in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, July 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei) ■
