According to the provisions of the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Praise of Martyrs" and the "Regulations on Preferential Treatment for Military Personnel", citizens who sacrifice in any of the following circumstances are assessed as martyrs:
1. Sacrificed in the lawful investigation and punishment of illegal and criminal acts, the performance of *** work tasks, the performance of counter-terrorism tasks, and the handling of emergencies;
2. Emergency rescue and disaster relief, or other sacrifices made for the purpose of rescuing or protecting state property, collective property, or citizens' lives and property;
3. Sacrificed in the performance of diplomatic missions or foreign aid or international peace maintenance missions dispatched by the state;
4. Sacrificed in the performance of scientific research and test tasks of ** equipment;
5. Other circumstances of sacrifice are particularly prominent and exemplary.
Where servicemen on active duty go missing in the course of carrying out operations against the enemy, border and coastal defense duties, or emergency rescue and disaster relief tasks, and are declared dead through legal procedures, they are to be treated as martyrs.
Where martyrs are assessed as a result of war, they are to be approved by the political organ of the military unit at or above the regimental level; If it is not due to war, it shall be approved by the political organ of the military unit at or above the military level; Those falling under the circumstances provided for in item 6 of the first paragraph of this article shall be approved by the General Political Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
The parents or guardians, spouses, and children of martyrs may enjoy the bereavement benefits provided for by the state.
Author: Niu Zhiqiang, more than 10 years of lawyer practice experience, member of Beijing Jiusan Society, excellent lawyer of law and family insurance, for this article, if you still don't understand, welcome to leave a message in the comment area!