Burial ceremony for 88 Chinese fallen soldiers in Korea war
The remains were flown from South Korea to Northeast China using a Y-20 transport plane on Friday.
The ninth batch of 88 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) fallen soldiers were buried in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, Northeast China.
Around 200 people attended the ceremony, including government and military officials, members of the public, and veterans of the war that the Chinese state said it has the goal to resist US aggression and aid Korea (1950-53).
South Korea returned the ninth batch of remains of Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers to China. A viewing ceremony was held in Incheon Thursday morning, before the remains of 88 soldiers are flown home aboard China's Y-20 military transport aircraft. pic.twitter.com/9hZr90wbWa
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It is worth noting that the remains of 913 Chinese soldiers have been buried at the cemetery since 2014.
The remains were flown from South Korea to Northeast China by the Y-20 transport plane on Friday.
In order to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers, the Chinese Air Force dispatched two J-20 fighters to escort the remains of these Chinese volunteer soldiers.
It is estimated that 197,000 Chinese People's Volunteers soldiers died during the war, with the majority of them buried on the Korean Peninsula. For the past nine years, China and South Korea have worked together to hand over the remains of fallen soldiers in South Korea.