Handover ceremony for remains of Chinese soldiers held in S Korea

Chinese soldiers wait to receive coffins containing remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War from South Korea during a handover ceremony held at Incheon International Airport, South Korea, Sept. 16, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xu)

The remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War will be returned to China from South Korea. It is the 9th repatriation following a handover agreement signed by the two countries.

Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Xing Haiming places a Chinese national flag on a coffin containing remains of a Chinese soldier killed in the 1950-53 Korean War during a handover ceremony at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Sept. 16, 2020. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xu)

Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Xing Haiming places a Chinese national flag on a coffin containing remains of a Chinese soldier killed in the 1950-53 Korean War during a handover ceremony at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Sept. 16, 2020. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xu)

Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Xing Haiming places a Chinese national flag on a coffin containing remains of a Chinese soldier killed in the 1950-53 Korean War during a handover ceremony at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Sept. 16, 2020. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xu)

Chinese soldiers carry coffins containing remains of Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War to a plane during a handover ceremony held at Incheon International Airport, South Korea, Sept. 16, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xu)

Chinese soldiers carry coffins containing remains of Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War to a plane during a handover ceremony held at Incheon International Airport, South Korea, Sept. 16, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xu)

Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of Korean (ROK) Xing Haiming pays tribute to the remains of the Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War during a handover ceremony held at the Inchon International Airport, South Korea, Sept. 16, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xu)