Moving China Zhang Dingyu’s award speech: He is faltering in a race against time, and just wants to win one more second for the patient; suffering from a terminal illness and dealing with the new crown, he cannot care about the death of his loved ones. In this battle, you stood between death and patients; that night, songs floated over the city, and we built a new Great Wall with flesh and blood.

1. Characters and deeds

In November 1997, Zhang Dingyu responded to the national call and went on an expedition with the Chinese medical team to assist Algeria. On New Year's Eve in 2011, Zhang Dingyu, as the first "Doctors Without Borders" in Hubei, once again assisted Timogala Hospital in northwest Pakistan. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in 2019, Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei Province was the first designated hospital to receive COVID-19 patients, and all the patients admitted were severe and critically ill patients. Dean Zhang Dingyu concealed his condition of ALS and ignored his wife who was infected with COVID-19. He has been on the front line of the fight against the epidemic. He said: "Although I felt guilty, I didn't need to make a choice at the time. I was able to help others and felt very happy!"

2. Honors received

"National Outstanding *** There are more than 20 national, provincial and municipal honors such as "Party Member", "Moving China Person of the Year 2020", and "People's Hero" national honorary titles.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhang Dingyu? Baidu Encyclopedia-Moving China 2020 Person of the Year