China confirms the identities of eight more Chinese People’s Volunteer Army martyrs who have been welcomed back to South Korea

China News Service, Beijing, October 28 (Reporter Li Chun) The Ministry of Veterans Affairs of China held a special press conference in Beijing on the 28th to praise and commemorate the work. According to Shi Yi, deputy director of the Commendation and Commemoration Department (International Cooperation Department) of the ministry, eight more martyrs of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army in South Korea have been welcomed back this year to confirm their identities.

Talking about how the Ministry of Veterans Affairs finds relatives of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army martyrs in South Korea, Zhang Bai, deputy director of the Martyrs Memorial Facilities Protection Center (Martyrs’ Remains Search and Identification Center), introduced relevant work at the press conference.

Zhang Bai said that in recent years, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs has organized the National DNA Identification Laboratory of Martyrs’ Remains, which has taken the lead in establishing a DNA database of martyrs’ remains with the largest number of genetic markers in China and a DNA database of some martyrs’ relatives, achieving refined and dynamic management and providing reliable data support for the identification of complex kinship relationships. “目前我国烈士遗骸鉴定分析工作已达国际先进水平。”

Zhang Bai said that the ministry has also organized expert technical forces to increase scientific research efforts to solve the problem of DNA identification of old skeletal remains of war, break through key technologies such as complex kinship identification, independently create a new technology system for DNA identification of war remains that is in line with China's actual conditions, and realize the localization of reagents and instruments.

他还提到，创新烈士寻亲方法路径。在已确认身份的烈士中，只有少部分有明确的印章线索。 "In accordance with the principle of 'the same participating troops, the same time of sacrifice, and the same excavation site', we conducted comprehensive analysis and judgment by inquiring military and war history data to narrow the scope of relatives."

史艺在发布会上说，已迎回在韩中国人民志愿军烈士确认身份工作，今年又有大的进展。经过DNA鉴定比对，中国又成功为8位已迎回在韩志愿军烈士确认身份。目前已迎回十三批在韩志愿军烈士，累计为44名烈士确认身份、找到亲人。