Veteran army cadres dying in clashes with police.
On the 8th of January over a thousand veteran army cadres protested outside the Shaanxi provincial office demanding to speak with Governor Yuan Chunqing. They were intercepted by a large number of armed police and public security. During the conflict, the two sides clashed with many people were injured.
According to a report by Mainland official media, a 67-year old veteran cadre died on the way to hospital.
The men were protesting about the unfair treatment they are enduring in medical insurance issues and housing issues. These cadres are high ranking military men that served their country in the 1950’s and 60’s. They have been protesting in the tens of thousands and are from many regions of China.
The eldest cadre is in his 80s. They have been appealing to the government for over four years and still the government has not resolved their issues.
You have been listening to Angela Anderson for Inside China Today on the SOH radio network.
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