Close -up: "The motherland takes you home!" - Remember the ninth batch of Chinese and South Korea's transfer in the remains of the Chinese people's volunteer army martyrs

Xinhua News Agency, Seoul, September 16th: "The motherland takes you home!"

Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Rui Sun Yiran

At 9:30 am on the 16th of Seoul time, the atmosphere of South Korea's Incheon International Airport was solemn. The ninth batch was held here in the handling ceremony of the remains of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, and the 88 volunteer army Yinglie was about to set foot on the return of the homeland.

With the dignified music of the Korean Army band, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Rites ranked from the Korean Rites and took the coffin containing the remains of martyrs. The representatives of both China and South Korea signed a handover letter on the spot to confirm the relics and related relics of the 88th Chinese People's Volunteer Army.

This is the ninth transfer based on the consensus reached by both China and South Korea. Following the principle of humanitarianism, in the spirit of frank and friendly cooperation, China and South Korea have successfully transferred 825 volunteer martyrs' remains from 2014 to 2021. According to the Korean side, the remains of the 88 volunteers returned to China this year were excavated in Tieyuan, Lianchuan, Baochuan, Hengcheng, Hongchuan and other places in South Korea from 2019 to 2021, of which 51 came from the arrow height.

With a neat step, the heroic soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, which were erect, put the coffin on the long table prepared in advance. The Chinese ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming's solemn expression and stepped forward slowly, covering the bright five -star red flag for the coffin, carefully sorting the national flag, and bowed deeply in front of each coffin.

"Volunteer martyrs, the motherland takes you home!" With a shouting of the Chinese representative at the scene, all Chinese personnel bowed three bow to the martyrs' coffin to express their mourning and respect. "Start -Spirit-" accompanied by this powerful slogan, the PLA ceremonies solemnly salute, then gently hold up the box, and slowly escort the martyr's coffin in the "Missing Songs" played in the low. Domestic transport-20 large transport aircraft.

Chang Zhengguo, deputy minister of the Chinese Retired Military Affairs Department who led the delegation to attend the handover ceremony, said that this year is the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea. The remains of the two sides' transfer of volunteer forces martyrs are an important symbol of Sino -South Korean relations with the times. China will further strengthen the pragmatic and friendly collaboration with the Korean side, actively promote the relevant work of the remains of the Chinese people's volunteer army martyrs, and allow more volunteer martyrs to return to the motherland as soon as possible.

"In order to successfully do this handover work, the close coordination and cooperation between relevant departments of the two countries fully reflects the good wishes of the two countries that cross -historical barriers, focus on friendship, work hard, and keep peace. Friendship friendship, leaving a strong stroke on the historical album of China and South Korea for 30 years. "Xing Haiming told reporters.

More than 70 years ago, the Volunteer Army of the Chinese People's People ’s Volunteer consisting of the outstanding children of China shoulders the people’ s heavy trusted and national expectations. The spirit of revolutionary heroism, with the North Korean people and the army, fought for two years and 9 months, and won the great victory of the War of Resistance to the United States and aid.

Today, the mountains and rivers are not stubborn, and the heroes return. The country's heavy weapon of the country that was welcomed-the shipping-20 Air Force took off slowly from the apron, carrying these "most lovely people" to fly to the hometown of more than 70 years, and flew to the arms of the motherland and the people. Essence

[Editor in charge: Xue Tao]

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