South Sudan Conflict: China To Deploy Troops For First Time In UN Mission -- IBTimes
Chinese troops are set to be deployed in South Sudan to help UN peacekeepers in the war-torn region, marking the first time China's infantry will have participated in a UK mission.
Previous peacekeeping efforts have been aided by Chinese engineers, doctors and security guard corps, but this is the first for troops, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
The 700-strong infantry battalion, comprising 121 officers and 579 soldiers, was approved by President Xi Kingpin and the Central Military Commission.
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1 comment:
This could make a difference.
The AU Peacekeeping troops have been unwilling and unable to protect refugees and even themselves from attacks, many from Sudanese troops,
China as a major trade partner with Sudan, might have the political pull, and the doctrinal background, to change things.
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