This prize was awarded by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs and China Radio International. A public vote was held over 40 days via the internet, with more than 56 million votes cast. The aim of the prize was to ‘help people all over the world learn more about those who have stood side-by-side with China and dedicated their lives towards developing friendship with our country and the rest of the world over the past one hundred years.’
See also a laminated sheet explaining the prize held in a folder with information about NRI2/9/9/14 and a medal catalogued as NRI2/8/8/1/16.