Remains of Chinese soldiers killed in Korean War return home

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2019-04-03 11:37
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Transport aircraft Ilyushin Il-76, carrying the remains of 10 Chinese People's Volunteers, lands at Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, April 3, 2019. [Photo by Jiang Meng/China Daily]

During the ceremony, South Korean troops handed over the coffins, covered by China's national flag, to Chinese soldiers who carried them into the PLA airplane.

It marked the sixth hand-over ceremony. South Korea had transferred the remains of 589 Chinese volunteer soldiers killed in the Korean War, including 437 in 2014, 68 in 2015, 36 in 2016, 28 in 2017 and 20 in 2018 each.

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