Lee orders advance talks with China on repatriation of independence fighters’ remains

President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday instructed the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs to hold discussions with China on the excavation and repatriation of the remains of Korean independence fighters believed to be buried there, ahead of a possible bilateral summit. Lee issued the directive during a joint policy briefing by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs and the Defense Ministry, held at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Yongsan, Seoul. The order came after Veterans Affai