On May 18, 2026, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the first "Outstanding Diplomatic Ambassador Medal" award ceremony in Beijing. Former Russian Ambassador to China Andrei Denisov was honored with this honor, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to deepening diplomacy with China and promoting the development of Sino Russian relations

Foreign Minister Wang Yi pointed out in his speech that the award-winning envoys are old friends who know China and are friendly to China. They are builders of bilateral relations, leaders of people to people exchanges, and practitioners of mutual benefit and win-win outcomes. Denisov expressed that China Russia relations have reached the highest level in history, and he is proud to contribute to this. Keywords: diplomacy, international relations

Eight former and current ambassadors to China, including Cambodia and Pakistan, were also commended this time. Denisov served as the Russian Ambassador to China from 2013 to 2022 and is currently the First Vice Chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Federal Council of Russia. (This article is from the official website www.seetao.com of Jian Dao. Reproduction without permission is prohibited, otherwise it will be prosecuted. Please indicate Jian Dao website+original link when reprinting.) Jian Dao website video column Editor/Wu Zhiqiang