Xinhua News Agency, Kunming, July 28 (Reporter Jia Qilong) The 20th batch of 205 officers and soldiers of the first echelon of the Chinese peacekeeping force to Lebanon flew from Kunming, Yunnan, to the southern border of Lebanon on the 28th, to replace the 19th batch of peacekeeping missions to Lebanon that was currently on duty there The troops carry out a one-year peacekeeping mission.
The 20th batch of Chinese peacekeeping troops to Lebanon has a total of 410 soldiers, consisting of a multifunctional engineering unit of 180, a construction engineering unit of 200, and a medical unit of 30. They are from the 75th Army, 74th Army and Guilin Joint Logistics. The security center draws groups.
It is reported that the first echelon is mainly responsible for mine clearance and detonation, engineering construction and maintenance, sanitation and epidemic prevention, humanitarian rescue and other tasks.
In May 2021, after the 20th batch of Chinese peacekeeping troops to Lebanon received the mission, they focused on closed intensive training on more than 20 professional subjects such as mine clearance and detonation, blue line pile planting, emergency defense, and trauma treatment, and simulated peacekeeping. Various emergencies that may be encountered have carried out actual combat drills to comprehensively improve the officers and soldiers' ability to perform diversified peacekeeping tasks.
"Before the expedition, all peacekeeping officers and soldiers passed the comprehensive assessment at one time, and possessed the quality and ability to perform peacekeeping tasks." said Ye Fangchao, the commander of the 20th batch of Chinese peacekeeping forces to Lebanon.
According to the plan, the second echelon of the 20th batch of Chinese peacekeeping forces to Lebanon will leave in mid-August.