{"629195":{"#nid":"629195","#data":{"type":"news","title":"John Crittenden Recipient of China Friendship Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems director John Crittenden has been awarded the China Friendship award at a ceremony in the Hall of the People in Beijing on China Day.\u0026nbsp; The award is given to recognize outstanding contributions made by foreign experts in China\u0026rsquo;s drive to modernize.\u0026nbsp; It is the highest government award that can be given to non-citizens of China. One hundred experts from 31 different countries were given the award this year to commemorate the 70\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E year since the founding of the People\u0026rsquo;s Republic of China.\u0026nbsp; Normally, 50 Friendship Awards are given each year on China Day. A total of 1,699 experts have received the award since it was established in 1991.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChinese Vice Premier Liu He addressed the recipients thanking them for their contributions to the continued development and prosperity of China.\u0026nbsp; Liu also said that the Chinese government would continue to encourage collaborations between Chinese and foreign academics and experts.\u0026nbsp; He added that there will continue to be a role for foreign experts and professionals to work and live in China.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Crittenden has been active in China for many years, in both an academic and professional role.\u0026nbsp; He lectures widely at Chinese universities and serves on several editorial boards of academic publications that are based in China.\u0026nbsp; He has been involved in close academic exchanges and cooperative efforts with several Chinese universities, and hosts visiting scholars and students in the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems director John Crittenden has been awarded the China Friendship award at a ceremony in the Hall of the People in Beijing on China Day.\u0026nbsp; The award is given to recognize outstanding contributions made by foreign experts in China\u0026rsquo;s drive to modernize.\u0026nbsp; It is the highest government award that can be given to non-citizens of China. One hundred experts from 31 different countries were given the award this year to commemorate the 70\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E year since the founding of the People\u0026rsquo;s Republic of China.\u0026nbsp; Normally, 50 Friendship Awards are given each year on China Day. A total of 1,699 experts have received the award since it was established in 1991.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainable.gatech.edu\/bigideas\/john-crittenden-recipient-china-friendship-award\u0022\u003ERead More...\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The award is given to recognize outstanding contributions made by foreign experts in China\u2019s drive to modernize."}],"uid":"27338","created_gmt":"2019-11-21 15:58:31","changed_gmt":"2019-11-21 16:16:54","author":"Brent Verrill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-11-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-11-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"629197":{"id":"629197","type":"image","title":"Crittenden Friendship Award","body":null,"created":"1574352141","gmt_created":"2019-11-21 16:02:21","changed":"1574352141","gmt_changed":"2019-11-21 16:02:21","alt":"Group photo of some of the 100 Friendship Award recipients on China Day, September 30, 2019.","file":{"fid":"239621","name":"Friendship_Award_Video.mp4_.00_01_51_06.Still001.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Friendship_Award_Video.mp4_.00_01_51_06.Still001.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Friendship_Award_Video.mp4_.00_01_51_06.Still001.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":227178,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Friendship_Award_Video.mp4_.00_01_51_06.Still001.jpg?itok=E7_HW28K"}},"629198":{"id":"629198","type":"image","title":"Crittenden Friendship Award Closeup","body":null,"created":"1574352420","gmt_created":"2019-11-21 16:07:00","changed":"1574352420","gmt_changed":"2019-11-21 16:07:00","alt":"Close up of John Crittenden as he receives the China Friendship Award on September 30, 2019.","file":{"fid":"239622","name":"Friendship_Award_Video.mp4_.00_01_49_00.Still004.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Friendship_Award_Video.mp4_.00_01_49_00.Still004.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Friendship_Award_Video.mp4_.00_01_49_00.Still004.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":50249,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Friendship_Award_Video.mp4_.00_01_49_00.Still004.jpg?itok=GQSFpCXn"}}},"media_ids":["629197","629198"],"groups":[{"id":"244191","name":"Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems"}],"categories":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"166871","name":"bbiss_big_ideas"},{"id":"802","name":"China"},{"id":"183126","name":"Friendship Award"},{"id":"94711","name":"John C. 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