China Scene: West

Soldier marries widow of comrade in arms

An 84-year-old man married the widow of his comrade in arms and hopes to live to the age of 100 with his new bride.

Huang Shaopu and the diseased husband of Liu Wenyu, 81, were soldiers in 1943-45. Huang and Liu met at a party held for the anti-Japanese war soldiers in 2007. Huang had been divorced for 30 years; Liu's husband died 10 years ago.