China News Service, September 18th. Major General Luo Wei, Director of the Peacekeeping Affairs Center of the Ministry of National Defense, revealed on the 18th that over the past 30 years, the Chinese military has sent more than 1,000 female officers and soldiers to participate in UN peacekeeping operations. There are currently 85 female soldiers in the UN headquarters and Many missions perform peacekeeping tasks, mainly participating in medical security, liaison and coordination, mine clearance and detonation, patrols and observations, and promotion of gender equality and the protection of women and children.
On September 18, the State Council Information Office published the white paper "The Chinese Army's Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations for 30 Years", introducing and interpreting the white paper and answering reporters' questions.
Talking about the situation of Chinese female peacekeepers, Luo Wei said that China firmly supports the UN’s "Women, Peace and Security" agenda and has also taken concrete actions to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325.
Over the past 30 years, the Chinese military has sent more than 1,000 female officers and soldiers to participate in UN peacekeeping operations. At present, there are 85 female soldiers performing peacekeeping tasks at the UN headquarters and multiple missions, mainly participating in medical support, liaison and coordination, and mine clearance. , Patrols, observations, and promotion of gender equality and protection of women and children.
At the same time, Luo Wei introduced the deeds of a Chinese female peacekeeper being awarded a certificate of honor by the United Nations.
He said that the female soldier who was awarded the honorary certificate is called Xin Yuan, a major officer. She was assigned to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon last October as the senior demining staff officer of the Combat Engineering Agency of the Headquarters and is the only UNIFIL force. The female staff officer in charge of mine clearance operations.
Luo Wei further stated that Xin Yuan's main job is to undertake mine clearance plan formulation, supervise and manage troops' mine clearance operations.
After arriving in the mission area, the first task she received was to organize and implement a humanitarian mine clearance mission.
In order to complete this task with a high standard, Major Xin Yuan took great risks and went deep into the minefield with the mine-sweeping squad. He personally grasped the first-hand situation and worked out a thorough clearance plan, which was finally completed 34 days in advance. A total of more than 1,500 square meters of demining fields were cleared for a total of minesweeping tasks.
Her work has also received special awards from UNIFIL Command.
On the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on May 29 this year, Xin Yuan was awarded the honorary certificate of the United Nations "Military Gender Equality Advocate Award".
"Major Xin Yuan is a young female soldier born in the 90s, and she is also the mother of a 2-year-old child. Major Xin Yuan's deeds vividly interpret contemporary Chinese women peacekeepers, and she is also a'contemporary Hua Mulan'. Brave and dedication.” Luo Wei said.