Veterans of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) and young pioneers pay tribute to the martyrs at the Memorial Hall of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, in Dandong, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)
BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- China held a high-profile event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers entering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953).
Addressing the event, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, stressed the importance of promoting the spirit forged in the war and pooling mighty strength for the nation's march forward.
Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) veterans enter the venue of the meeting marking the 70th anniversary of the CPV entering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Lai Xiangdong)
A meeting marking the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers entering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)
Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) veterans attend the meeting marking the 70th anniversary of the CPV entering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)
Students pay tribute to martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) during a flower baskets presenting ceremony at the memorial tower in the Memorial Hall of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in Dandong, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Oct. 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)■
