A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force Y-20 transport aircraft carrying the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs, escorted by four J-20 fighter jets, is pictured in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Sept. 12, 2025. The remains of 30 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) soldiers who lost their lives during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Friday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Kathmandu, Sept. 12  -- The remains of 30 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) soldiers who lost their lives during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Friday from the Republic of Korea (ROK).

A Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force Y-20 transport aircraft, carrying the remains of the fallen soldiers and 267 of their personal effects, landed at Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province.

Since 2014, China and the ROK have completed 12 consecutive handovers involving the remains of 1,011 CPV martyrs in the ROK. ■

A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force Y-20 transport aircraft carrying the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs, escorted by four J-20 fighter jets, is about to land at Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Sept. 12, 2025. The remains of 30 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) soldiers who lost their lives during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Friday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Two J-20 fighter jets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force escort a Y-20 transport aircraft carrying the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs on Sept. 12, 2025. The remains of 30 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) soldiers who lost their lives during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Friday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). (Photo by Xiao Hang/Xinhua)

Two J-20 fighter jets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force escort a Y-20 transport aircraft carrying the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs on Sept. 12, 2025. The remains of 30 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) soldiers who lost their lives during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Friday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). (Photo by Xiao Hang/Xinhua)