BEIJING - China has provided job placement to 250,000 demobilized officers and veterans during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), with improved quality and efficiency in the work, Vice-Minister of Veterans Affairs Xu Yao said Thursday.

Xu told a press briefing in Beijing that veterans are playing an increasingly important role in the country's economic and social development.

At the same briefing, Minister of Veterans Affairs Pei Jinjia said China has collected DNA samples from the returned remains of 981 soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteers who died in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53), as well as DNA samples of over 1,300 family members, and established a refined, dynamic database.

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An official of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs also said China took back home the remains of 265 soldiers of the volunteers and held solemn burial ceremonies for them from 2021 to 2025.  

Meanwhile, the ministry announced the country has identified burial sites or found relatives for 7,000 fallen soldiers.

This achievement was made possible through a public service platform launched by the ministry, which encourages and guides public participation in such search efforts, said Pei, minister of veterans affairs.