Repatriate the remains of Chinese soldiers killed in the Korean War

The remains of many Chinese volunteers who died in the war against the US invasion to help North Korea will be returned to China by South Korea from September 14 to 17.

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Remains of Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War during a coffin placement ceremony at a temporary military catacomb in Incheon.

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Chinese officials bow to the remains of Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War during a ceremony to place the remains in coffins at a temporary military catacomb in Incheon.

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South Korean Agency for Reconstruction and Dead Identification staff place the remains of Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War at a temporary military crypt in Incheon.

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Staff from the Korean Dead Reconstruction and Identification Agency placed the remains of Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War in a temporary military crypt in Incheon.

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Chinese Vice Minister of Veterans Affairs Chang Zhengguo lays flowers in front of the remains of Chinese soldiers who died in the 1950-1953 Korean War during a ceremony to place the remains in coffins at a temporary military catacomb in Incheon.

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Remains of Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War during a coffin placement ceremony at a temporary military catacomb in Incheon.

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Chinese soldiers salute the coffins of Chinese volunteers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War during a ceremony to place the remains in coffins at a temporary military catacomb in Incheon, before their repatriation.