Remains of 43 Chinese martyrs in Korean War returned to homeland from ROK

A military aircraft carrying the remains of Chinese People’s Volunteers (CPV) martyrs is honored with a water salute after landing at the Taoxian international airport in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Nov. 28, 2024. The remains of 43 CPV soldiers who lost their lives during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Thursday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). (Xinhua/Li Gang)
SHENYANG, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) — The remains of 43 Chinese People’s Volunteers (CPV) soldiers who lost their lives during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Thursday from the Republic of Korea (ROK).
The remains will be laid to rest in a martyrs’ cemetery in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province.
Since 2014, the remains of 981 CPV martyrs have been handed over to China, their home country. ■

A Y-20 transport aircraft of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force carrying the remains of Chinese People’s Volunteers (CPV) martyrs, escorted by two J-20 stealth fighter jets, is pictured over the Taoxian international airport in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Nov. 28, 2024. The remains of 43 CPV soldiers who lost their lives during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Thursday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). (Xinhua/Li Gang)