China’s Veteran Discontent Grows Amid Economic Slowdown

The economic downturn is having a disproportionate on veterans, who are resettled to state-owned enterprises, now mired in heavy debt and layoffs.
China’s Veteran Discontent Grows Amid Economic Slowdown
Military delegates follow a speech by National People's Congress (NPC) Chairman Wu Bangguo, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 2007. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has a military veteran problem, and it knows it.

Olivia Li is a contributor to The Epoch Times with a focus on China-related topics since 2012.