China's "Blue Helmets" are determined to maintain world peace and development. Xinhua News Agency Review: The original intention is like a torch for peace | China | Blue Helmets
Kinshasa, August 2 (Xinhua) - China's "blue helmet" firmly upholds world peace and development, with its original intention burning like a torch
Xinhua News Agency reporter Shi Yu
Recently, all officers and soldiers of China's 26th batch of peacekeeping forces in the Congo were awarded the United Nations Peace Medal. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations peacekeeping operation and also coincides with the 20th anniversary of China's peacekeeping mission to the Congo. In the early decades, China's heart was burning with fire. Not only in Congo, but also in many other peacekeeping mission areas where war was frequent, China's "blue helmet" used responsibility and great love to uphold peace and seek development in the local area, winning countless praises.
The Chinese "Blue Helmets" bravely shoulder and fulfill their mission on the peacekeeping battlefield, defending peace with their lives. Mine clearance, safety protection, joint anti-terrorism... Whether in war-torn Mali, conflict ridden South Sudan, or in the "death zone" filled with 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 more than 50000 peacekeeping personnel to over 20 countries and regions, and 25 of them have sacrificed their precious lives. The report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in Sweden states that Chinese peacekeeping forces are the "most professional, efficient, well-trained, and disciplined team among the United Nations mission forces." China's good image in peacekeeping operations has improved the efficiency of United Nations peacekeeping operations.
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On July 25th, at the Chinese Peninsula Camp located in Bukavu, South Kivu Province, Congo, the 26th batch of Chinese peacekeeping troops participated in the United Nations Peace Medal ceremony. Provided by the Engineering Detachment of Xinhua News Agency's Peacekeeping Force
China's "Blue Helmets" actively help 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 enable local people to enjoy the dividends of peaceful development. In Lebanon, after the massive explosion at Port Beirut, Chinese peacekeeping personnel participated in rescue and reconstruction, working nearly 10 hours a day. Chinese peacekeeping personnel wearing five-star red flag armbands were the busiest figures on the rescue scene; 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 aid Ebola medical 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 peacekeeping personnel come for both peace and development," said Kashi, the Governor of South Kivu Province in Congo.
China's "Blue Helmets" actively provide humanitarian assistance and spread humanistic care in peacekeeping areas. In Lebanon, China's Blue Helmets actively provide humanitarian assistance through various means such as free clinics and donations; In Sudan, China's "Blue Helmets" overcame numerous difficulties by drilling wells in the complex desert edge areas, allowing the people of Darfur to drink "safe water"; In Congo, the Chinese "Blue Helmets" paired up with the "International Children's Village" located in Bukavu City to send warmth to orphans. The children affectionately referred to Chinese peacekeeping female soldiers as "Chinese mothers". "Chinese peacekeeping personnel, including civilians, soldiers, and police, actively provide humanitarian assistance and play a precious role in United Nations peacekeeping operations," said Jean Pierre Lacroix, Deputy Secretary General for Peacekeeping Affairs at the United Nations.
On July 4th, the 21st batch of Chinese peacekeeping troops to Lebanon were awarded the Peace Medal of Honor by the United Nations at the Chinese peacekeeping camp in Xinia Village, southern Lebanon. All 410 Chinese peacekeeping officers and soldiers were awarded the Peace Medal of Honor. Shen Jizhong
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As the permanent member of the Security Council with the highest number of peacekeeping personnel and the second largest contributor to UN peacekeeping, China has become a key force in UN peacekeeping operations. The "Blue Helmets" of China demonstrate its love for peace and responsible demeanor as a major country through practical actions, showcasing the good image of the Chinese military as a powerful, civilized, and peaceful force. As Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, Zuyev, said, "Without the support of China and the Chinese people, UN peacekeeping operations would not have achieved such great success.".