CPV Martyrs' Coffins Arrive at Shenyang Cemetery with Full Military Honors

Shenyang, Liaoning, China — April 22, 2026: Honor guards solemnly escort coffins bearing the remains of 12 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs to the CPV Martyrs' Cemetery in Shenyang city, following the formal repatriation of the fallen soldiers from the Republic of Korea (ROK). The ceremony marked another chapter in the ongoing effort to bring home Chinese soldiers who perished during the Korean War (1950–1953). (Xinhua via NationPress)

Shenyang, Liaoning, China — April 22, 2026: Military honor guards ceremonially escort coffins holding the remains of 12 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs upon arrival at Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, after the soldiers' remains were formally handed over by the Republic of Korea (ROK) as part of the bilateral repatriation agreement. (Xinhua via NationPress)

Shenyang, Liaoning, China — April 22, 2026: In a solemn repatriation ceremony at Taoxian International Airport, Chinese military honor guards receive and escort the coffins of 12 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs, whose remains were returned from the Republic of Korea (South Korea) on April 22, 2026, as part of ongoing Sino-South Korean efforts to repatriate Korean War casualties. (Xinhua via NationPress)

Shenyang, Liaoning, China — April 22, 2026: A Chinese Air Force Y-20B strategic transport aircraft, carrying the coffins of 12 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs repatriated from South Korea, is flanked by four J-20 stealth fighter jets upon re-entering Chinese airspace, in a powerful aerial tribute to the fallen Korean War soldiers. (Xinhua via NationPress)

Shenyang, Liaoning, China — April 22, 2026: A Chinese Air Force Y-20B transport aircraft bearing the remains of 12 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs — soldiers who gave their lives during the Korean War (1950–1953) — touches down at Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang and is ceremonially welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute, signifying the nation's deep respect for its war heroes. (Xinhua via NationPress)

Shenyang, Liaoning, China — April 22, 2026: The Chinese Air Force's Y-20B transport aircraft, repatriating the remains of 12 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs killed during the Korean War, lands at Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang amid a ceremonial water cannon salute — a tribute marking China's 12th such repatriation mission since the bilateral agreement with South Korea began. (Xinhua via NationPress)