Maurice Greenberg, the chairman and CEO of Starr Companies, a diversified financial services firm, on Tuesday was one of 10 foreigners awarded the China reform friendship medal by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The awards were presented to the 10 at a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and celebrated the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up.

Although working in different fields, the 10 recipients had all brought advanced technologies or ideas to China's reform and opening-up, contributing to the country's economic and social development.

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