Chinese honour guard members, left, receive caskets containing the remains of Chinese soldiers from South Korean honour guards during the handing over ceremony at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)The remains of 117 Chinese soldiers who died in the 1950-53 Korean War have been returned to China in an annual repatriation event delayed this year by the coronavirus outbreak. South Korea handed over the remains at a ceremony at Incheon airport outside Seoul, and a Chinese military transport plane flew them to Shenyang, a north-eastern Chinese city near the North Korean border. Expand Close The handing over ceremony takes place at Incheon International Airport in South Korea (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP) AP/PA Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp The handing over ceremony takes place at Incheon International Airport in South Korea (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)Chinese soldiers fought on the North Korean side against US-led forces in the South during the war on the Korean Peninsula. Most of the 117 remains were found in the Demilitarised Zone that separates North and South Korea. In all, the remains of 716 Chinese soldiers have been sent back.

Source: Irish Independent September 27, 2020 06:45 UTC