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Micro video | International Peacekeeper Day: Be proud, China Blue Helmets!

Tang Jia
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"South Sudan has beautiful natural scenery, and the local people are simple and kind-hearted. Peace here should not be replaced by armed conflict." Every time he goes out for patrol inspection, Cai Jingjing, a peacekeeping soldier, always expresses such feelings.

On November 23, 2021, Cai Jingjing's twelfth batch of Chinese peacekeeping engineering detachment to South Sudan took over the "baton" of such peacekeeping tasks as engineering construction and humanitarian relief in the mission area.

China's twelfth batch of peacekeeping engineering units to South Sudan to carry out missions. Fan constancy

"Our peacekeeping engineering unit includes engineers, guards, repair, service, medical and other arms." Lu Yang, a political member of the peacekeeping engineering unit in South Sudan, introduced that they had completed the construction of the main supply line road from Tongji to Romichi The maintenance of roads around UN city, Tongji and renovation of Wawu Airport and other engineering tasks have successfully passed the United Nations equipment verification and military capability assessment. Fifteen officers and soldiers also won the commendation of the commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMIS) Western Theater for their outstanding achievements.

This South Sudan peacekeeping engineering unit is only a representative of the Chinese army in the United Nations peacekeeping operations for 32 years.

On May 26, Major Wu Qian, Director of the Information Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense and spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, answered reporters' questions and said that over the past 30 years, the number and types of peacekeeping officers and soldiers sent by the Chinese military have developed comprehensively. The "Blue Helmets" from China have traveled to more than 20 countries and regions, including Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Sudan, and Central Africa, making important contributions to promoting the peaceful settlement of disputes, maintaining regional security and stability, and promoting the economic and social development of the host countries.

"Be proud, China's blue helmet! My steps cross mountains and seas. Be proud, China's blue helmet! I carry the peace of mankind on my shoulder." As the theme song of the Chinese peacekeeping force sings, Chinese peacekeeping officers and soldiers show the world the image of China as a responsible big country that loves peace and actively participates in UN affairs through their actions, It declared the firm determination of Chinese peacekeepers to keep peace and never change.

On May 29, 2022, the 20th International Peacekeeper Day, Tao Yangyang, deputy leader of the Guard Squadron of the 12th batch of Chinese peacekeeping engineering detachment to South Sudan, wrote this sentence into his diary: May war be far away, and the world is full of laughter and laughter!

(Editor in charge: Tang Jia, He Yingchun)

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