2015年12月22日,国家民政部发布了《关于表彰全国先进社会组织的决定》(民发[2015]232号),授予中国医药教育协会等298个社会团体、民办非企业单位和基金会“全国先进社会组织”称号,中国侨商联合会名列其中,也是此次唯一获得“全国先进社会组织”称号的侨界社团。此次由国家民政部组织的“全国先进社会 On December 22, 2015, the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China promulgated the ”Decision on the Recognition of Advanced Social Organizations in China“ (Minfa [2015] No. 232) and granted 298 social organizations such as the China Medical Education Association, private non-enterprise units and foundations ”National Advanced Social Organization “ title, the China Overseas Chinese Merchants Association is one of them, but also the only access to ”national advanced social organization “ title of the community community. This time the organization by the Ministry of Civil Affairs ”national advanced society