Burial ceremony for remains of 88 martyrs held in Shenyang

Coffins containing the remains of the Chinese People's Volunteers martyrs are escorted by soldiers during a burial ceremony at the CPV martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Sept 17, 2022. The remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War were laid to rest on Saturday in Shenyang. (PHOTO BY CHEN SONG / FOR CHINADAILY.COM.CN)

A burial ceremony for the remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53) was held in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Saturday morning.

This was the ninth group of remains to be returned to China since Beijing and Seoul signed a repatriation agreement in 2014.

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Coffins containing the remains of the Chinese People's Volunteers martyrs are escorted by soldiers during a burial ceremony at the CPV martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Sept 17, 2022. The remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War were laid to rest on Saturday in Shenyang. (PHOTO BY CHEN SONG / FOR CHINADAILY.COM.CN)

Coffins containing the remains of the Chinese People's Volunteers martyrs are escorted by soldiers during a burial ceremony at the CPV martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Sept 17, 2022. The remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War were laid to rest on Saturday in Shenyang. (PHOTO BY CHEN SONG / FOR CHINADAILY.COM.CN)

Soldiers fire a gun salute during a burial ceremony for the remains of 88 Chinese People's Volunteers martyrs at the CPV martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Sept 17, 2022. (PHOTO BY CHEN SONG / FOR CHINADAILY.COM.CN)

A veteran of the Chinese People's Volunteers participating in the burial ceremony for the remains of 88 CPV martyrs held at the CPV martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Sept 17, 2022. (PHOTO BY CHEN SONG / FOR CHINADAILY.COM.CN)