Lee eyes repatriation of independence fighters' remains in China as possible summit agenda

President Lee Jae Myung instructed the government Thursday to hold consultations with Beijing on repatriating the remains of Korean independence fighters in China, raising the issue as a possible agenda item for a potential summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Lee made the remarks after Veterans Minister Kwon Oh-eul briefed him on plans to excavate and bring home the remains of Ahn Jung-geun (1879-1910), which Kwon said are believed to be buried near Lushun Prison in the northern Chinese po