The original intention is like a torch, and China's "blue helmet" firmly upholds world peace and development

2023-08-03

Recently, all the officers and soldiers of China's 26th batch of peacekeeping troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo were awarded the United Nations' Peace Medal. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations peacekeeping operation and coincides with the 20th anniversary of China's peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the early decades, China's "Blue Helmets" were burning with pride and love, not only in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but also in many other peacekeeping mission areas where wars continue. They have won countless praises for maintaining peace and seeking development in the region. China's "blue helmets" bravely take on the peacekeeping battlefield, fulfill their mission, and defend peace with their lives. Demining and explosion clearance, security protection, and joint counter-terrorism... Whether in war-torn Mali, conflict ridden South Sudan, or in the "dead zone" of landmines in southern Lebanon, Chinese peacekeeping officers and soldiers have withstood the baptism of blood and fire, using their lives to maintain safety and stability. Over the past 30 years of participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations, China has sent over 50000 peacekeeping personnel to over 20 countries and regions to participate in United Nations peacekeeping operations. 25 peacekeeping personnel have sacrificed their precious lives. According to the report issued by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in Sweden, the Chinese peacekeeping force is "the most professional, efficient, well-trained and disciplined team in the United Nations mission force", "China's good image in peacekeeping operations has improved the efficiency of United Nations peacekeeping operations". China's "Blue Helmets" actively assist local post disaster reconstruction and economic development, lighting up hope for local people's lives. Chinese peacekeeping officers and soldiers actively participate in social reconstruction, medical improvement, and people's livelihood development, striving to ensure that the local people enjoy the dividends of peaceful development. In Lebanon, after the Port of Beirut explosion, Chinese peacekeepers participated in the rescue and reconstruction. They worked for nearly 10 hours every day. Chinese peacekeepers wearing five-star red flag armbands were the busiest figures in the rescue field; In Libya, during the most severe period of the Ebola epidemic, Chinese peacekeeping personnel worked continuously for 28 days to build Libya's first foreign-funded Ebola diagnosis and treatment center; In South Sudan, Chinese peacekeeping officers and soldiers impart agricultural technology and gift agricultural tools and vegetables to the local people. "Peace and development are inseparable. Chinese peacekeepers come for peace and also for development," said Kasi, governor of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. China's "blue helmets" actively provide humanitarian assistance and spread humanistic care in peacekeeping areas. In Lebanon, the Chinese "Blue Helmets" actively carry out humanitarian assistance through various means such as free clinics and donations; In Sudan, China's "blue helmet" overcame numerous difficulties and drilled wells in the complex desert edge area to provide the people of Darfur with "safe water"; In the Democratic Republic of Congo, China's "Blue Helmets" paired up with the "International Children's Village" in Bukavu to send warmth to orphans. The children affectionately referred to Chinese peacekeepers as "Chinese mothers". Chinese peacekeeping personnel, including civilians, soldiers, and police, actively carry out humanitarian assistance and play a precious role in United Nations peacekeeping operations, "said Jean Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Affairs at the United Nations. As the permanent member of the Security Council and the second largest contributor to UN peacekeeping, China has become a key force in UN peacekeeping operations. China's "Blue Helmets" showcase China through practical actions

Edit:He Chuanning    Responsible editor:Su Suiyue

Source:Xinhua

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