On Thursday a 30-strong team of
Chinese riot police departed by plane for Haiti as part of a United
Nations peacekeeping operation.
The detachment, part of a 125-strong team of riot police, is
China's fourth deployment to Haiti and is expected to be stationed
in the Caribbean country for eight months.
The team includes combat troops, logistics, medical and
communications personnel, said a source with the Ministry of Public
Security.
Members of the group, who have an average age of 28, were selected
from border police units in the southeastern province of Fujian. They'll replace the third team of
peacekeepers who left Beijing in December.
The peacekeepers have had language, use of arms, driving and combat
skills training, said the police authority. They added that the
team had been appraised by United Nations officials.
(Xinhua News Agency August 4, 2006)