China holds burial ceremony for soldier remains returned from ROK

2016-04-01 20:22:17

SHENYANG, April 1, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Government and military officials, Korean War veterans, war martyr families and members of the public mourn for Chinese People's Volunteer Army (CPVA) soldiers who died in the Korean War during a burial ceremony in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 1, 2016. A burial ceremony for the remains of 36 CPVA soldiers who died in the Korean War (1950-1953) was held on Friday at a war martyr cemetery in Shenyang, the third batch returned following a handover agreement signed by China and Republic of Korea (ROK) in 2013. According to the agreemen, the two sides consult every year on the hand-over of remains of Chinese soldiers found in ROK. A hand-over is usually held before the traditional Chinese Tomb-Sweeping Day in early April.(Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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