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. (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.
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. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Gang) Coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs are about to be loaded onto vehicles at the Taoxian international airport in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) 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. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Gang) Coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs are about to be loaded onto vehicles at the Taoxian international airport in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Gang) 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. 28, 2024. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua) A soldier escorts a 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. 28, 2024. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua) 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. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Gang) 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. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Gang) 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. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jie) 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 is pictured over the Taoxian international airport in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) Coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs are loaded onto a vehicle at the Taoxian international airport in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 28, 2024 shows a motorcade delivering coffins containing the remains of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs moving along the Qingnian Street in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Photo by Xu Zhikang/Xinhua) Vehicles carrying coffins containing the remains of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs head to the CPV martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong) 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. (Xinhua/Li Gang)■