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The Touching China Annual Person of the Year Award (Chinese: 感动中国年度人物评选; abbreviated as Touching China) is a selection event launched by the News Center of China Media Group (CMG). It focuses on recognizing influential individuals in China. With the slogan "Touching the Public, Touching China (感动公众，感动中国)", the award is held annually, typically selecting ten individuals and one group each year.

Criteria and Selection Process

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Selection Criteria

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The Touching China Annual Person of the Year Award recognizes individuals or groups who have made significant contributions to society. Candidates must meet at least one of the following criteria:

  • Their actions or events must have taken place within the award year or gained widespread public attention during that period.
  • They have made outstanding contributions to social progress and modern development, received major honors, and gained significant public recognition.
  • They have demonstrated remarkable achievements in their respective fields or have played a key role in national-level projects.
  • They have shown exceptional dedication to their work, accomplishing extraordinary feats in ordinary positions.
  • They have made outstanding contributions to social justice, human survival, or environmental protection.
  • Their personal experiences or actions reflect social values, development trends, and the spirit of the times.
  • Their personal stories in life, family, or emotions are particularly moving, embodying traditional Chinese virtues and positive social values.

Selection Process

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The selection follows a multi-step process:

  • A Recommendation Committee nominates candidates, providing written justifications and background materials on their achievements.
  • The Organizing Committee collects additional candidate profiles, which serve as reference materials for the Recommendation Committee.
  • The Recommendation Committee votes on the nominees, selecting candidates based on their impact and significance.
  • The final selection of the Top 10 individuals (or groups) is determined through public voting and final evaluations by the organizing committee.[1]

Controversies

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Chinese philanthropist Bai Fangli was nominated twice for the Touching China Annual Person of the Year Award, but was not selected on either occasion, which sparked public dissatisfaction. The media and online platforms circulated criticisms such as "He touched the Chinese people but couldn't touch CCTV?"[2] and "It's easy to touch China, but hard to touch the judges." [3] Notably, the article "Bai Fangli, Why Did You Touch China?" [4][5] gained widespread attention and was heavily shared online. In 2012, during the Touching China award, CCTV paid special tribute to Bai Fangli, referring to people like him, who were moving but had not received recognition, as "the Bai Fanglis."

  • In early December 2010, Chen Baocheng, a journalist from Southern Metropolis Daily, posted on Weibo, claiming that the online voting for candidates, which started on December 1, showed signs of administrative manipulation, with certain candidates receiving a sudden surge in votes and an unusually concentrated distribution of votes in certain areas.[6][7]
  • In 2020, China Digital Times reported that some netizens expressed their dissatisfaction with the exclusion of Dr. Li Wenliang from the Touching China Top 10. Many believed that Li Wenliang was the true "Touching China" figure for his early warnings about the COVID-19 outbreak and his subsequent death.[8]

References

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  1. ^ ""感动中国年度人物"推选标准及办法" [Selection criteria and methods for "Moving China Person of the Year"]. 央视网. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  2. ^ "蹬三轮助学老人白芳礼落选感动中国引发质疑_网易新闻中心" [Three rounds of aid to the elderly Bai Fangli failed to move China raised questions]. 2010-08-04. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. ^ qmbet. "感动中国容易，感动评委很难" [It's easy to impress China, but hard to impress the judges]. www.tianshannet.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  4. ^ "白芳礼，你凭什么感动中国？" [Bai Fangli, how can you move China?]. 2020-09-19. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  5. ^ "蹬三轮助学老人白芳礼落选感动中国引发质疑_网易新闻中心". 2010-08-04. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  6. ^ 许莉. "感动中国人物评选被曝投票不正常 疑有行政操纵". www.taiwan.cn. Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  7. ^ "感动中国人物评选被曝投票不正常 疑有行政操纵_凤凰网". 2021-06-12. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  8. ^ 老子到处说 (2021-02-19). "【中国哭墙】感动不了CCTV，可你早就感动了中国（2月14-19日，2021年）". 中国数字时代 (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2025-03-31.
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