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Repatriation of Chinese People's Volunteers soldiers' remains from the Republic of Korea (2014-26)

Since 2014, China and the Republic of Korea have conducted 13 consecutive repatriations of the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers martyrs who sacrificed their lives during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53). A total of 1,023 sets of remains have been returned to China and laid to rest at the Chinese People's Volunteers martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, Liaoning province.

Batch Date Number of Remains

1st March 28, 2014 437

2nd March 20, 2015 68

3rd March 31, 2016 36

4th March 22, 2017 28

5th March 28, 2018 20

6th April 3, 2019 10

7th Sept 27, 2020 117

8th Sept 2, 2021 109

9th Sept 16, 2022 88

10th Nov 23, 2023 25

11th Nov 28, 2024 43

12th Sept 12, 2025 30

13th April 22, 2026 12

Source: Ministry of Veterans Affairs