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Remains of 25 CPV soldiers returned to China

STORY: Remains of 25 CPV soldiers returned to China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: The remains of 25 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War were returned to China on Thursday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). At around 11:30 a.m., a Y-20 military transport aircraft carrying the remains and belongings of the fallen soldiers landed at the Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province. The remains will be buried in a martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, with a burial ceremony due to be held Friday. China and the ROK have completed 10 instances of such repatriation since 2014, following a handover agreement signed between the countries. Between 2014 and 2022, the remains of 913 CPV martyrs were returned to China from the ROK. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenyang, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-CPV SOLDIERS' REMAINS-RETURN (CN)

(231123) -- SHENYANG, Nov. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A J-20 stealth fighter jet escorts a Y-20 military transport aircraft carrying the remains and belongings of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs on Nov. 23, 2023. The remains of 25 CPV soldiers killed in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Thursday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). Since 2014, China and the ROK have completed 10 such repatriations in a row, thanks to a handover agreement signed between the two countries. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-CPV SOLDIERS' REMAINS-RETURN (CN)

(231123) -- SHENYANG, Nov. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A J-20 stealth fighter jet escorts a Y-20 military transport aircraft carrying the remains and belongings of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs on Nov. 23, 2023. The remains of 25 CPV soldiers killed in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Thursday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). Since 2014, China and the ROK have completed 10 such repatriations in a row, thanks to a handover agreement signed between the two countries. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-CPV SOLDIERS' REMAINS-RETURN (CN)

(231123) -- SHENYANG, Nov. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two J-20 stealth fighter jets escort a Y-20 military transport aircraft carrying the remains and belongings of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs on Nov. 23, 2023. The remains of 25 CPV soldiers killed in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Thursday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). Since 2014, China and the ROK have completed 10 such repatriations in a row, thanks to a handover agreement signed between the two countries. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-CPV SOLDIERS' REMAINS-RETURN (CN)

(231123) -- SHENYANG, Nov. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A J-20 stealth fighter jet escorts a Y-20 military transport aircraft carrying the remains and belongings of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs on Nov. 23, 2023. The remains of 25 CPV soldiers killed in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Thursday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). Since 2014, China and the ROK have completed 10 such repatriations in a row, thanks to a handover agreement signed between the two countries. (Photo by Huang Can/Xinhua)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-CPV SOLDIERS' REMAINS-RETURN (CN)

(231123) -- SHENYANG, Nov. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A J-20 stealth fighter jet escorts a Y-20 military transport aircraft carrying the remains and belongings of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs on Nov. 23, 2023. The remains of 25 CPV soldiers killed in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Thursday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). Since 2014, China and the ROK have completed 10 such repatriations in a row, thanks to a handover agreement signed between the two countries. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-CPV SOLDIERS' REMAINS-RETURN (CN)

(231123) -- SHENYANG, Nov. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A J-20 stealth fighter jet escorts a Y-20 military transport aircraft carrying the remains and belongings of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs on Nov. 23, 2023. The remains of 25 CPV soldiers killed in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Thursday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). Since 2014, China and the ROK have completed 10 such repatriations in a row, thanks to a handover agreement signed between the two countries. (Photo by Huang Can/Xinhua)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-CPV SOLDIERS' REMAINS-RETURN (CN)

(231123) -- SHENYANG, Nov. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A J-20 stealth fighter jet escorts a Y-20 military transport aircraft carrying the remains and belongings of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs on Nov. 23, 2023. The remains of 25 CPV soldiers killed in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953) were returned to China on Thursday from the Republic of Korea (ROK). Since 2014, China and the ROK have completed 10 such repatriations in a row, thanks to a handover agreement signed between the two countries. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japan's pitcher Takahiro Matsuba watches a homer hit by the MLB All-Stars' Evan Longoria in the fifth inning of their friendly baseball game at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Naha, Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014.

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Jordan's King Abdullah II talks with Japan PM Abe

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japan's Yoshihiro Maru hits an RBI triple off MLB All-Starts pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada in the fifth inning of their friendly baseball game at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Naha, Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014.

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Photos from Hong Kong

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

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Photos from Hong Kong

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Photos from Hong Kong

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

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Hakuho, Kakuryu share Kyushu lead with 3 days to go

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars friendly game in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japan's starting pitcher Shota Takeda watches a sacrifice fly hit by MLB All-Stars Justin Morneau in the first inning of their friendly baseball game at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Naha, Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2014.

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