THOUSANDS OF CHINESE VETERANS PROTEST AGAINST POOR PENSION |中國千名退休軍人爭權益 軍委大樓抗議

On October 11, more than a thousand Chinese veterans protested in front of China's National Defense Ministry over poor retirement conditions, a highly unusual and sensitive move, especially in the country's capital, Beijing. Over a thousand Chinese veterans wearing uniforms gathered in front of the Chinese National Defense Ministry building on October 11. They were protesting for better benefits. Associated Press reporter wanted to interview the protesters but was blocked by police. ==CHINESE POLICE== Go away, leave. The recording is not allowed here, OK? Most of those protesting veterans were enlisted in 1954 or from the special nuclear weapon military detachment Unit 8023. When their services ended, they were given a one-time pension of several hundred thousand Ribs, without job placement. Those veterans have lived with low subsidies and few medical benefits, their lives are not well off. In the past 20 years, those veterans staged sit-in protests over 50 times, at an average of three times per year. However, they had been ignored and oppressed by Chinese authorities. Chinese President Xi Jin-pin last year announced to modernize and downsize military by cutting three hundred thousand personnel. The government said the saved budgets were to use on high-tech navy and air force weapons. However, no further information was given about where those personnel and money went. The Reuters News reporters sent emails to inquire Chinese National Defense Ministry about the protest but never got response. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 中國國防部大樓前，數百位員警聚集在門口，圍著身穿軍服的退休軍人。11號當天，有超過1000名的中國退伍軍人，集結在北京國防部軍委總部，八一大樓前，抗議退休後待遇不佳，生活陷入困境。美聯社想採訪，還受到員警阻止。 ==中國員警== 走了走了 咱們這不讓拍 好嗎 參加抗議的退休軍人，多為1954年底入伍參戰後的退役軍人，跟參加過核試驗的原8023部隊退役軍人，因為退役後，當時的政策僅一次性給予幾萬元人民幣，卻沒額外安排工作，在補助標準低，醫療待遇少下，生活隨即陷入困境。 過去20年裡，也曾集結在北京抗議高達50多次，平均一年三次，卻仍被中國各級政府漠視和鎮壓。 習近平去年曾宣布，要裁軍30萬，將經費用於海軍跟空軍的高科技武器，但卻很少提及裁撤後的軍人去向和費用問題。路透社報導，曾以電子郵件詢問中國國防部相關問題，但遲遲沒有得到回應。 記者 陳詩童 報導