Honorary Chairman of the People's Republic of China

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
on Conferring the Honorary Title of Honorary Chairperson of the People's Republic of China on Comrade Soong Ching-ling

　　Comrade Soong Ching-ling was one of the founders of the People's Republic of China, a leader deeply loved by all ethnic groups in China, including compatriots in Taiwan and overseas Chinese, and a world-renowned great fighter for patriotism, democracy, internationalism, and communism.

　　Comrade Soong Ching-ling, in her early years, followed the great revolutionary Dr. Sun Yat- sen and devoted herself unswervingly to the cause of Chinese national and people's liberation, and was one of the founders of the People's Republic of China. At the beginning of the founding of the PRC, she was elected Vice-Chairperson of the Central People's Government ; in 1959 and 1965, she was re-elected Vice-Chairperson of the PRC. For seventy years, she consistently stood firmly with the people of all nationalities in China in the cause of the people's democratic revolution, socialist revolution, and socialist construction. She was a leader sincerely respected by the people of all nationalities in China, including compatriots in Taiwan and overseas Chinese, and a world-renowned great fighter for patriotism, democracy, internationalism, and communism. She was widely respected by people from all walks of life, both at home and abroad, for her work in developing friendship among people of all countries, promoting progressive culture, and safeguarding world peace. Comrade Soong Ching-ling made brilliant achievements for the country and the people in the cause of China's revolution and construction. Therefore, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress decided to confer upon Comrade Soong Ching-ling the honorary title of Honorary Chairperson of the People's Republic of China.