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ZHENGZHOU, July 20, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Honor guards carry the coffins of two Chinese UN peacekeepers during a ceremony at Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, July 20, 2016. A ceremony was held for the returning of the bodies of Corporal Li Lei, 22 and Master Sergeant Yang Shupeng, 33 who were killed in the recent fighting in the conflict-hit South Sudan, and other injured soldiers on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Yongjin)
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Remains of two Chinese UN peacekeepers killed in South Sudan airlifted back home
ENTEBBE, Uganda, July 20 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government Tuesday airlifted the remains of its two UN peacekeepers killed in the recent fighting in the conflict-hit South Sudan back home for burial.
The bodies of deceased Corporal Li Lei, 22 and Master Sergeant Yang Shupeng, 33 who were killed in the fighting between government troops of President Salva Kiir and forces loyal to Vice President Riek Machar in the capital Juba were flown back home in a special chartered plane sent by Chinese President Xi Jinping last week. Full story
