77 years ago today, on November 1, 1948 (October 1, 1948 in the lunar calendar), the People's Liberation Army issued the Order on Punishing War Criminals. On November 1, 1948, the headquarters of the Chinese People's Liberation Army issued the Order on Punishing War Criminals in the name of Commander-in-Chief Zhu De and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai. Announce that all Kuomintang officers, Kuomintang party headquarters and government officials at all levels who order their subordinates to carry out any of the following criminal acts will be considered war criminals; 1. Those who massacre people, loot people's property or demolish and burn people's houses; 2. Those who release poisonous gas; 3. Those who kill prisoners; 4. Those who destroy weapons and ammunition; Five, destroying communication equipment, burning all documents and telegram files; 6. Destroying food, clothing warehouses and other military equipment; 7. Destroy municipal water and electricity equipment, factory buildings and various machines; 8. Destroying naval and army vehicles and their equipment; Nine, destroying the bank vault; Ten, destroying cultural monuments; 11. Destroy all public assets and buildings; 12. Air strikes and bombing liberated people's cities. The order also states; Our army's policy towards the Kuomintang opposition military and political personnel is: "Those who commit evil will be dealt with, those who threaten to follow will not be asked, and those who make meritorious deeds will be rewarded".