Legal basis: Regulations on Pension and Preferential Treatment for Soldiers
Article 2 Servicemen of the China People's Liberation Army (hereinafter referred to as soldiers), disabled soldiers, demobilized soldiers, survivors of martyrs, survivors of soldiers who died in the line of duty, survivors of deceased soldiers and family members of soldiers are the objects of pension and preferential treatment as stipulated in this Ordinance, and enjoy pension and preferential treatment in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
Article 3 The policy of combining the state and society shall be applied to the pensions and preferential treatments for servicemen, so as to ensure that the pensions and preferential treatments for servicemen are compatible with the national economic and social development, and that the life of the recipients of pensions and preferential treatments is not lower than the local average living standard. The whole society should care about and respect the object of pension and preferential treatment, and carry out various forms of activities to support the army and give preferential treatment to its dependents. The state encourages social organizations and individuals to contribute to the cause of pensions and preferential treatment for servicemen.