BEIJING – After more than seven decades resting far from their homeland, 12 Chinese People’s Volunteers (CPV) martyrs who fell during the 1950–1953 War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea will finally be brought back to Chinese soil this Wednesday, China’s Ministry of Veterans Affairs has announced. This scheduled handover marks the 13th repatriation conducted under a bilateral agreement between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) that has allowed fallen heroes to return home for burial. Since the first repatriation operation launched in 2014, a total of 1,011 CPV remains have been transferred from the ROK to China, each recovery a quiet act of respect for the sacrifice these service members made more than 70 years ago. The long-running repatriation program reflects the shared commitment of both sides to honoring the war dead and upholding historical memory, giving fallen soldiers the homecoming they deserve decades after the end of the conflict.
