BEIJING, Jan. 29 -- Recently, the 10th Chinese peacekeeping defense unit to Mali received new-type mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles in the mission area of Gao, marking the first deployment of the MRAP vehicles to China's overseas peacekeeping force.
北京，1月29日电 -- 近日，中国第十批赴马里维和部队防卫步兵分队在加奥任务区接收新型防地雷反伏击车，这是该型装备首次列装中国海外维和部队。
The MRAP vehicle has been modified to meet the task needs in the mission area, with defense, communication, electromagnetic interference and observation functions upgraded. It can well respond to improvised explosives devices (IEDs) and comprehensively improve the patrol and defense capabilities of the contingent.
这款防地雷反伏击车针对维和任务区需求进行了加改装，对防护、通信、电磁干扰、观察等功能进行了改造升级，能够很好地应对简易爆炸物袭击，全面提升了巡逻护卫能力。
According to Xie Wanglin, head of the unit's rapid response squadron, roadside bomb attacks have caused most casualties to the peacekeepers under the continuously deteriorating security situation in the mission area. "The deployment of the new-type MRAP vehicles will facilitate our mission performance and guarantee our safety to a larger extent," he said.
中国第十批赴马里维和部队防卫步兵分队快反中队中队长谢王林介绍，当前任务区安全形势持续恶化，对维和人员造成伤亡最严重的就是路边炸弹袭击。“我们快反中队执行巡逻护卫任务，时刻在危险之中穿梭，配备新型防地雷反伏击车之后，官兵生命安全更有保障，我们执行任务也更有底气。”
China has deployed the guard contingent to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) for a decade since 2013, which was reorganized into the base defense unit in 2022. After the distribution of the MRAP vehicles, the unit will possess better maneuverability and defense capability, so as to carry out peacekeeping missions more efficiently.
据了解，防卫步兵分队的前身警卫分队自2013年部署至任务区至今已达十年， 2022年改编为防卫步兵分队。新装备列装后，防卫步兵分队将具备更强的机动、防护能力，可以更高效地遂行维和任务。
