Identities of 8 Chinese People’s Volunteer Army martyrs in South Korea confirmed

Since 2014, the remains of 1,023 martyrs have been brought home in 13 batches for burial.

It was reported that since 2014, China has brought home the remains of 1,023 Chinese People’s Volunteer Army martyrs in South Korea in 13 batches for burial. While carrying out the repatriation and burial work, efforts to confirm the martyrs’ identities and find their relatives have proceeded concurrently. To date, the identities of 44 Volunteer Army martyrs in South Korea have been confirmed, and their relatives found.

The identities of eight Chinese People's Volunteer Army martyrs whose remains were in South Korea have been confirmed.

CCTV.com News (Xinwen Lianbo): Reporters learned today (October 28) from the Ministry of Veterans Affairs that new progress has been made in identifying the remains of Chinese People’s Volunteer Army martyrs in South Korea, and the identities of 8 martyrs have been confirmed. The 8 Volunteer Army martyrs whose identities were most recently confirmed are Shi Zhicheng, Xia Xiaolong, Zhang Zhenfa, Ren Dianyi, Jiao Dezheng, Xia Zongqi, Chen Zhiguo, and Zhang Changxing.

To date, 44 martyrs have been identified and their relatives located.

It was reported that since 2014, China has brought home the remains of 1,023 Chinese People’s Volunteer Army martyrs in South Korea in 13 batches for burial. While carrying out the repatriation and burial work, efforts to confirm the martyrs’ identities and find their relatives have proceeded concurrently. To date, the identities of 44 Volunteer Army martyrs in South Korea have been confirmed, and their relatives found.