The Chinese army is a key force in safeguarding peace ■ George Suarez, equipment inspector of the eastern theater of the United Malaysian regiment Open column Red flags are rolling, and the iron stream is surging. This year, the Chinese people's Liberation Army will celebrate its 95th anniversary. Over the past 95 years, the people's army has held high the party's banner and made immortal contributions to the Chinese people's rise, prosperity and strength. The original heart is like a torch, and the journey is like a rainbow. The people's army is not only a strong pillar for defending the Red River and mountains and safeguarding national dignity, but also a firm force for maintaining regional and world peace and development and serving the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. From peacekeeping to escort, from medical assistance to disaster relief, Chinese soldiers have constantly shown the world their simple feelings and excellent responsibilities of building up their own people and sharing their destiny. They have established an image and won respect. For this reason, this newspaper has set up a special column "the Chinese people's Liberation Army in the eyes of foreign soldiers" to show the achievements of the development and construction of the people's army from the perspective of foreign soldiers. Please pay attention. In 2013, I came to UNAMA from East Timor as an equipment verification officer. In the same year, the Chinese army also sent peacekeeping troops to Mali for the first time. Over the past nine years, I have been living with Chinese peacekeepers day and night, and have fully felt their sincerity, friendship, kindness and kindness. From them, I can see more clearly what the Chinese army looks like - a key force to safeguard peace. As we all know, the Chinese people have always upheld morality and morality, as has the Chinese army, and always put morality and morality in a prominent position in international exchanges. In the past nine years, the Chinese peacekeeping forces in Mali have been rotated from the first batch to the ninth batch, and new faces will appear every year. However, regardless of the rotation of personnel, each batch of Chinese peacekeeping forces will spontaneously carry out humanitarian assistance in the local area, deliver living supplies and medical drugs to the local people, constantly enhance the friendship between the two countries, and become an example for peacekeeping forces of other countries. A few years ago, China put forward the idea of promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, which impressed me very much. In the past two years, the COVID-19 epidemic has been rampant in the world, impacting African countries with slow economic growth and backward medical conditions, and affecting people's lives. Under such a severe situation, the rapid action of the Chinese government and army has provided strong support and guarantee. Adhering to the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, they not only give priority to providing free vaccines to African countries and United Nations peacekeeping forces, but also specially send medical personnel to help the local people fight the epidemic together, and guard the health of the local people with benevolence and superb medical skills. This is a blessing for the region and the world. It is for this reason that the Chinese army is very popular with the local people. As an equipment verification officer of UNAMA, I have frequent contacts with peacekeeping forces of various countries. In Mali, a mission area with a high risk factor, China is the largest contributor of peacekeepers among the five permanent members. I am impressed by the rapid development and progress of the Chinese army. Domestic aircraft carriers, new fighters... At the photo exhibition held by the Chinese peacekeeping forces, I felt a series of significant progress made by the Chinese army in recent years, and the upgrading of weapons and equipment of various services was amazing. At the same time, the Chinese army has always been peace loving and pursues a transparent national defense policy, which also makes me more convinced that the development of the Chinese army will bring peace and tranquility to all regions of the world. In addition, I was also impressed by the excellent individual quality of Chinese soldiers. Chinese soldiers not only have a high utilization rate of training time, but also have a very persistent pursuit of reaching higher standards. The military competitions held regularly have continuously stimulated the training enthusiasm of officers and soldiers. At the beginning of May this year, I was invited to participate in the "blue helmet glory" military competition organized by the 9th batch of Chinese peacekeeping guard units to Mali. On the field, the tenacity and hard work of Chinese soldiers won a wave of applause, and I also gave them a thumbs up. Their existence and responsibility have made the power of guarding peace stronger. The discipline of Chinese soldiers is also commendable. The lines are neat and the slogans are loud. Even before dinner, they have to sing in groups. I think this is what the Chinese military translators often say. Chinese soldiers have "Qi" in "more steel and more Qi". Such good habits have cultivated Chinese soldiers' strict discipline and excellent execution, which is an indispensable quality for soldiers to go to the battlefield. Since taking part in United Nations peacekeeping operations, the Chinese army has always demonstrated the responsibility of a big country and become a key force in safeguarding world peace and maintaining regional stability. If China is good, the world will be better. It is hoped that in the future, the Chinese army will continue to fulfill its solemn commitment to safeguard peace, bring more peace to conflict areas and more hope to the people of the world. (interview and arrangement by liuyangting and Xie Yang) (outlook new era)