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China approves prisoner amnesty to mark WWII anniversary: Xinhua

Beijing on Saturday approved a prisoner amnesty in a gesture to mark the 70th anniversary of the defeat of Japan in World War II, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

The standing committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) adopted the measure covering thousands of war veterans as well as elderly, young or sick prisoners, the news service said.

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