Remains of 25 Chinese soldiers repatriated to China from ROK

(ECNS) -- The Remains of 25 Chinese soldiers who died during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53) were handed over to China at the Incheon International Airport in the Republic of Korea on Thursday morning.

A repatriation ceremony for the remains and items belonging to the fallen soldiers was jointly held by China and the Republic of Korea.

The occasion marks the 10th consecutive year of the handover of Chinese soldiers' remains between the two nations. The ROK has returned the remains of 913 Chinese soldiers since 2014.

A Y-20 strategic transport plane of the People's Liberation Army Air Force will carry the remains back on Thursday.