Soldiers' remains from Korean War returned

By LI LEI | China Daily | Updated: 2018-03-29 07:36

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An honor guard escorts coffins that contain remains of 20 Chinese People's Volunteers who died during the Korean War at Shenyang Taoxian International Airport in Liaoning province after they were returned by the Republic of Korea on Wednesday. LI GANG/XINHUA

The Republic of Korea handed over to China on Wednesday the remains of 20 Chinese soldiers who died during the Korean War in the 1950s, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.

Gao Xiaobing, deputy head of the ministry, said the remains of 589 Chinese People's Volunteers have been returned in five groupings since 2014.

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