The remains of 43 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) soldiers who fell in action during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) returned to China on Thursday morning from the Republic of Korea (ROK).
It is the 11th repatriation of CPV martyrs' remains since the signing of a handover agreement between China and the ROK.
The first batch of the remains of 437 CPV martyrs was transferred to China from Incheon, west of the capital Seoul of the ROK, on March 28, 2014.
Earlier Thursday, the People's Liberation Army Air Force dispatched two J-20 fighter jets to escort the Y-20 transport aircraft carrying the martyrs' remains after it entered China's territorial airspace.
After the landing of the aircraft, two fire trucks sprayed water along the way to form a water gate, the highest etiquette in the civil aviation industry.
The Y-20 transport aircraft slowly passed through, and the water salute symbolized a ceremonial welcome, signifying a "welcome and dust cleansing" gesture.
The burial ceremony for the remains of the CPV martyrs will be held at the Shenyang Cemetery for Martyrs of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea on Friday.
Since 2014, the remains of 981 CPV martyrs have been handed over to China, their home country
Almost 200,000 CPV soldiers were confirmed killed in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, with most interred on the Korean Peninsula.
Remains of 43 CPV martyrs return to China from ROK
