国内英语新闻:Senior Chinese military delegation mourns CPV martyrs in DPRK

PYONGYANG, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of senior Chinese military officers led by Guo Boxiong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission held on Sunday a memorial ceremony for Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs in Hoechang County, South Phyongan Province.

Wreaths in the name of leaders of the Communist Party of China and Chinese government as well as the visiting delegation were laid in front of the cemetery for the CPV martyrs.

A wreath signed jointly by the Worker's Party of Korea (WPK) Central Committee, the Presidium of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Supreme People's Assembly and the DPRK cabinet was also laid to mourn the fallen CPV martyrs.

Guo Boxiong (L Front), vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, addresses a memorial service at the martyrs cemetery of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) in Hoechang County of South Phyongan Province, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Oct. 24, 2010.

Addressing the memorial ceremony, Guo said that 60 years ago the CPV crossed the Yalu River to support the DPRK people to fight the imperialist invasion and safeguard justice and peace and won a great historic victory.

During the tough war, the Chinese volunteers sacrificed themselves and demonstrated the great internationalism and they forged, with their blood, the unbreakable China-DPRK friendship, Guo said.

Many of the volunteers died in the DPRK, and they represent the best of China's fine sons and daughters, and their names will go down in history, Guo said.

Thanks to the close care by DPRK's late top leader Kim Il Sung and the direct guidance of General Secretary Kim Jong Il, the bodies of the CPV martyrs were buried properly and the cemetery has been under careful maintenance, he added.