Order of Friendship (China)

Order of Friendship 友谊勋章
Awarded by People's Republic of China
Type	Order
Eligibility	Foreign Nationals
Awarded for	Great contribution to the development of China, relations with China and world peace
Status	Active
Sovereign	President of the People's Republic of China
Statistics
Established	January 1st, 2016
First induction	2016
Total inductees	12
Precedence
Same	Order of Republic

The Order of Friendship (Chinese: 友谊勋章, pinyin: yǒuyì xūnzhāng) is the People's Republic of China's highest order of honour. On December 27th, 2015, the National People's Congress passed a law establishing two national orders, the Order of Republic and the Order of Friendship, constituted on January 1st, 2016. It is unknown whether the Order of Republic can be awarded to foreigners or not, but the Order of Friendship is exclusively reserved for foreigners.

The following individuals were awarded the Order of Friendship:

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