A grand gathering to mark the nation’s poverty-alleviation accomplishments was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on 25 February.

On 24 November 2020, the 2020 conference to commend National Model and Advanced Workers was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Zheng Yucai, an alumnus of the Zhejiang Branch of the Open University of China (OUC), was named a “2020 National Model Worker”.

About Lao Qiaoyi:

She is a Business Management junior-college student at the Open University of China (OUC), class of 2018, and also leader of the Product R & D Technology Department of Beautiful Nonwoven Ltd., a producer of protective materials for healthcare workers, located in Foshan City. She also works as assistant director of typesetting and craftsmanship, the technical backbone of the company.

Fang Qing, an alumnus of Zhejiang Open University (Zhejiang OU), was named a "National Advanced Worker" at the 2020 National Model and Advanced Worker Commendation Conference held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on 24 November, 2020.

Shen Xiaoqin, of the Han nationality, became a student of Business Administration in 2013 at the Open University of China (OUC), and has served as Party Branch secretary and Village Committee director of Beisha Village Committee, Lishui Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, as well as chair of Foshan Aiqin Jewelry.

Dong Xiaohong, a member of the Communist Party of China, is hostess and director of journalism at the Shenyang Radio and Television Station, and has presided over "Hangfeng Hotline", "Finding a lawyer", "Buying and selling second-hand cars" and other programmes on FM 98.6.

Han Zifu entered Shandong Radio and TV University in 1982. At the time, he was in charge of news and photographic reporting for the Propaganda Department of the former Weifang Municipal Committee, Shandong Province.

Han Ying is director of the Shanghai Guangyingzhisheng Accessible Film-and-television Culture-development Centre. In March 2014, she began studying English at Shanghai Open University, and graduated in July 2016.

Shen Guochu, a member of the Communist Party of China, is currently serving in the second brigade of the Changde Traffic Police Detachment of the Public Security Bureau of Hunan Province. He is a graduate of the Changde RTVU Law School, which he entered in 2000.

Jiang Shixue is a member of the Party Committee of Suntiepu Township, and is Party Branch secretary for Jiangwan Village. He was a deputy to the second, third and fourth People’s Congresses of Xinyang City, and in November 2009 was named a "National Outstanding Veteran". In 2016, he was selected as both “the most popular farmer university student” and “an excellent student” by Henan Radio and TV University.

Zhang Guoqiao, a member of the Communist Party of China, is a resident of Nantaiyu Village, Taiyu Township, Shunping County, Baoding City, Hebei Province.