This file photo taken on March 31, 2016, shows a ceremony marking the delivery of the remains of Chinese troops who were killed while fighting alongside North Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War. (Yonhap)

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S. Korea To Repatriate Remains Of 12 Chinese Troops Killed During Korean War

21/04/2026 02:55 PM

SEOUL, April 21 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- South Korea will repatriate the remains of 12 Chinese troops who were killed while fighting alongside North Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War this week, the defence ministry said Tuesday, Yonhap News Agency reported.

The ministry will hold an event marking the handover of the remains to China at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Wednesday, according to the ministry.

South Korea has so far repatriated the remains of 1,011 Chinese troops since 2014 in accordance with internal law and on humanitarian grounds.

This year's ceremony will be publicly held and attended by vice-ministerial-level officials of the two nations for the first time in three years, in consideration of an improvement in South Korea-China relations.

-- BERNAMA-YONHAP

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