Stories about Chinese UN peacekeepers

Wang Xianglong, a member of the fourth Chinese peacekeeping force deployed to Liberia, kisses his wife at a ceremony welcoming peacekeepers back home in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province, March 20, 2017. Each year, May 29 marks the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, a day to honor the memory of fallen UN peacekeepers and pay tribute to those who have served and continue to serve in UN peacekeeping operations. [Photo: VCG]

Chinese UN peacekeepers carrying out tasks in Mali, May 19, 2016. The Chinese soldiers were part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission stationed in Mali. A Chinese UN peacekeeper was killed in an attack in Mali in May last year. Each year, May 29 marks the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, a day to honor the memory of fallen UN peacekeepers and pay tribute to those who have served and continue to serve in UN peacekeeping operations. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

Wife and son of Yang Shupeng, a Chinese soldier killed on a UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in July, 2016. Each year, May 29 marks the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, a day to honor the memory of fallen UN peacekeepers and pay tribute to those who have served and continue to serve in UN peacekeeping operations. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

Chinese UN peacekeepers helping fellow peacekeepers from Nepal repair a vehicle at an UN camp in the Darfur Region of Sudan, November 21, 2013. Each year, May 29 marks the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, a day to honor the memory of fallen UN peacekeepers and pay tribute to those who have served and continue to serve in UN peacekeeping operations. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

Yang Zhaobiao, a member of UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia, playing with his son after returning home. Each year, May 29 marks the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, a day to honor the memory of fallen UN peacekeepers and pay tribute to those who have served and continue to serve in UN peacekeeping operations.[Photo: Chinanews.com]

Parents of Shen Liangliang, a Chinese UN peacekeeper killed in Mali in May, 2016, visit the company their son served in on June 11, 2016. Each year, May 29 marks the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, a day to honor the memory of fallen UN peacekeepers and pay tribute to those who have served and continue to serve in UN peacekeeping operations. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

Wu Fei, a member of a Chinese UN peacekeeping detachment to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, teaches local children Mandarin, July 9, 2015. May Each year, May 29 marks the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, a day to honor the memory of fallen UN peacekeepers and pay tribute to those who have served and continue to serve in UN peacekeeping operations. [Photo: Xinhua]