China welcomes return of CPV soldiers' remains for 10 consecutive years
A military aircraft carrying the remains and belongings of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs arrives at the Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Cao Can]
SHENYANG -- The remains of 25 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) soldiers killed in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Thursday from the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Since 2014, China and the ROK have completed 10 such repatriations in a row, thanks to a handover agreement signed between the two countries.
Two J-20 stealth fighter jets escort a Y-20 military transport aircraft carrying the remains and belongings of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs on Nov. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Pan Yulong]
A J-20 stealth fighter jet escorts a Y-20 military transport aircraft carrying the remains and belongings of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs on Nov. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Cao Can]
A J-20 stealth fighter jet escorts a Y-20 military transport aircraft carrying the remains and belongings of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs on Nov. 23, 2023. [Photo by Huang Can/Xinhua]
A military aircraft carrying the remains and belongings 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. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Pan Yulong]
Soldiers escort coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs at the Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Pan Yulong]
Soldiers escort coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs at the Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Pan Yulong]
Soldiers escort coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs at the Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Pan Yulong]
Soldiers escort coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs at the Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Pan Yulong]
A soldier stands beside the coffin containing the remains of a Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyr at the Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Pan Yulong]
Soldiers escort coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs at the Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Pan Yulong]
The convoy carrying the remains and belongings of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs passes the Shenyang Youth Street in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Li Gang]
People pay tribute to the coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs at the CPV martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Yang Qing]
Coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs are escorted to the CPV martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Yang Qing]
A soldier escorts the coffin containing the remains of a Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyr at the CPV martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Long Lei]
Coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs are escorted to the CPV martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Long Lei]
Coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs are escorted to the CPV martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 23, 2023. [Xinhua/Long Lei]