On April 10, 2026 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is on a visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), made a special trip to the cemetery for martyrs of the Chinese People’s Volunteers (CPV) in Kangdong County, east of Pyongyang, to deeply mourn the CPV martyrs who sacrificed their lives on the land of the DPRK.

Inside the cemetery, four joint burial tombs hold the remains of 1,383 CPV martyrs who bravely laid down their lives in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. At the entrance, a stone archway bears golden Chinese characters inscribed on its top and sides, reading “Cemetery for Martyrs of the Chinese People’s Volunteers” and “Resist US Aggressors and Aid Korea to Defend the Motherland.” A white marble monument is engraved with four large red Chinese characters that read “Immortal Glory.” The DPRK military band played the national anthems of China and the DPRK. Ceremonial guards slowly carried flower baskets to the platform. The ribbons of the flower baskets bore the inscription, “The Martyrs of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army Are Immortal.” Wang Yi, together with the delegation, paid silent tribute and bowed to the CPV martyrs, and visited the memorial wall of honor, expressing the highest reverence to the CPV martyrs.

Wang Yi thanked the DPRK side for its efforts in protecting and renovating the memorial facilities for the CPV martyrs in the DPRK. He noted that these facilities should serve as a base for carrying forward the China-DPRK traditional friendship forged with blood, and for educating the future generations of both countries to inherit and carry forward the spirit of dedication of the CPV, so as to provide a strong source of inspiration for the growth of China-DPRK relations.