8th Repatriation of Chinese Military Remains to China

The coffin ceremony for the remains of Chinese soldiers who died during the Korean War was held on the morning of the 1st at the "Temporary Storage for Chinese Military Remains" of the 17th Division in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon. Officials from both sides, including the Korean Remains Excavation and Identification Team and the Chinese Veterans Affairs Office working group, are inspecting the remains. The 10 remains placed in coffins on this day were excavated within the DMZ from March to November last year and, after undergoing identification processes, were confirmed to be Chinese soldiers' remains. They are scheduled to be handed over to China through Incheon International Airport on the 3rd. Photo by Joint Press Corps

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] The remains of Chinese soldiers who died in the Korean War will be repatriated to China for the eighth time.

On the 1st, the Ministry of National Defense held a encoffining ceremony for the Chinese soldiers' remains excavated by the South Korean military last year at a temporary remains storage facility in Incheon. A total of 109 remains were encoffined, attended by Ko Kyung-guk, Director of the Northeast Asia Policy Division at the Ministry of National Defense, and Chang Zhengguo (常正國), Deputy Director of the Chinese Veterans Affairs Office.

The two countries agreed in 2014 to repatriate the Chinese soldiers' remains excavated in South Korea to China in accordance with international law and humanitarian principles. Since then, a total of 716 remains have been repatriated over seven occasions until last year.

The remains and personal effects will be handed over to China at 10 a.m. on the 2nd at Incheon Airport in a ceremony presided over by Park Jae-min, Vice Minister of National Defense, and Deputy Director Chang Zhengguo.

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