10 foreigners given medals for roles in reform, opening-up

Ten foreigners received China Reform Friendship Medals on Tuesday for their outstanding contributions to the country's reform and opening-up over the past 40 years.

Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab was given a medal by President Xi Jinping at a grand gathering in Beijing to celebrate the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up.

Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, lauded the medal recipients as "old friends of the Chinese people", while reading a statement from the CPC Central Committee and the State Council.