On the morning of November 24th, the National Commendation Conference for Model Workers and Advanced Workers was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The Party Central Committee and the State Council have decided to award 1,689 national model workers and 804 national advanced workers. Zhang Jiping, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was awarded the title of National Advanced Worker.
Zhang Jiping is a professor of the School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University, deputy director of the Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research, director of the Key Laboratory of Mathematics and Applied Ministry of Education, director of the Sino-Russian Mathematics Center and chairman of the Beijing Mathematical Society.