Moscow thanks 79-year-old Chinese man

Li Baohua, 79, became on Thursday the fourth member of his family to have received a medal from Moscow for their sacrifices and contributions to defeating fascist powers. His recognition came on the same day that victory was celebrated on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Li received the medal from the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, for his family's contribution to the former Soviet Union during the World Anti-Fascist War.

Li's father, the late Chinese translator and announcer Li Junfu, was sent by Ren Bishi, a Communist Party of China military and political leader, to work in the editorial office of the radio broadcasting committee in Moscow from 1940 to 1945, most of which time the Soviet Union was fighting against German invaders.