June 21, 1992: Li Xiannian dies in Beijing at the age of 83

June 21, 1956: The first of 335 prisoners of the Japanese war criminals are granted immunity from prosecution and released the same day by the China's Supreme People's Procuratorate

June 21, 1992: Li Xiannian dies in Beijing at the age of 83

Li was praised as a great proletarian revolutionary, statesman, military strategist, staunch Marxist, and an outstanding leader of the Party and State.

June 21, 1996: Jiang Zemin issues a speech entitled "Make an Effort to Build High-Quality Cadres" at a forum marking the75th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China