People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, recently ran an article stating that China’s “national security organs have bestowed awards on more than 90 people who have made important contributions to maintaining national security during 2024 and 2025.”
Some examples of those who received commendation and/or rewards include:
- “Old Person Kang”, a taxi driver from a border region, who “courageously confronted a foreign espionage suspect at great personal risk and helped uncover a major espionage case. He was awarded for Outstanding Contribution.”
- “Young Person Wang”, a film industry worker from Shandong, who “reported a major security leak risk in time and received a Major Contribution award.”
- “Young Person Lu”, a fisherman from a coastal region, who “retrieved a foreign spying device from the sea and received a Major Contribution award.”
- “Young Person Xu”, a university student from Beijing, who “reported someone attempting to sell state secrets, helping eliminate a security threat, and received a Major Contribution award.”
- “Young Person Liu”, a company employee from Liaoning, who “reported suspicious individuals secretly filming military facilities and received an Important Contribution award.”
- “Old Person Shi”, a scholar from Zhejiang, who “discovered a foreign organization illegally stealing sensitive Chinese data and received an Important Contribution award.”
The article encouraged readers to “consciously stand against activities that endanger [China’s] national security.”
Source: People’s Daily, April 16, 2025
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/pc/content/202504/16/content_30068101.html