Reuters, Beijing :
Chinese President Xi Jinping granted an amnesty on Saturday to jailed war veterans and bedridden or disabled elderly prisoners to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Thousands of Chinese troops will march through central Beijing on Thursday to commemorate the 1945 victory over Japan. China will also roll out a host of high-tech weaponry, including ballistic missiles and fighter jets.
It was the eighth amnesty granted since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Xinhua said. China last granted an amnesty to almost 300 veterans in 1975.
Xinhua quoted Li Shishi, director of parliament’s legislative affairs committee, as saying the amnesty had “great political and legal significance” due to the war anniversary.
Chinese President Xi Jinping granted an amnesty on Saturday to jailed war veterans and bedridden or disabled elderly prisoners to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Thousands of Chinese troops will march through central Beijing on Thursday to commemorate the 1945 victory over Japan. China will also roll out a host of high-tech weaponry, including ballistic missiles and fighter jets.
It was the eighth amnesty granted since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Xinhua said. China last granted an amnesty to almost 300 veterans in 1975.
Xinhua quoted Li Shishi, director of parliament’s legislative affairs committee, as saying the amnesty had “great political and legal significance” due to the war anniversary.
