Wang Yang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), presented awards to outstanding CPPCC National Committee members of 2022 at a ceremony held in Beijing on Jan 17.

Li Bin, vice-chairwoman and secretary-general of the CPPCC National Committee, chaired the ceremony.

Zhang Qingli, vice-chairman of the CPPCC National Committee,released the awards on behalf of the CPPCC National Committee.

CPPCC members had faithfully fulfilled their duties,improved their skills to serve the people, given advice and reached consensus for the development of the country, according to a statement made by Zhang.

CPPCC members should take the outstanding members as role models and learn from them, remain true to the original aspiration and keep the mission firmly in mind, and work hard to implement the decisions and plans made by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the requirement for the work of the CPPCC, in a bid to help build a modern socialist country in all respects and advance the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts, the statement said.

A total of 20 members of the CPPCC National Committee received the awards. Thirteen other CPPCC members were nominated.