China’s Xi Jinping awards solider died in Galwan clash, says party needs new ‘Heroes’

Xi spoke as part of an event Tuesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where he handed out red-and-gold medals adorned with the party’s hammer-and-sickle emblem. He said the recipients -- including people who had promoted Xi’s signature poverty alleviation campaign and a solider who died in last year’s border conflict with India -- had done things that could be replicated by others.

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