By Zhang Xin, Li Xiangyun and Wang Yunfei
A member of UNMISS equipment department inspects explosion-proof equipment. (Photo by Li Xiangyun)
BEIJING, Mar. 17 -- Recently, the 11th Chinese Peacekeeping Infantry Battalion to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) passed its first UNMISS equipment inspection with high standards.
The equipment inspection is an overall assessment of the peacekeeping infantry battalion's capabilities in executing peacekeeping missions. The equipment, engineering, communications, environmental protection, and other departments of the UNMISS formed a joint inspection team for the assessment. The team assessed more than 800 equipment and materials and 13 self-sustaining capability items of the Chinese peacekeeping troops, involving such 21 categories as weapons and equipment, logistics support, environmental protection, and firefighting.
Since deployed to the mission area in December last year, the Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion has carried out meticulous maintenance of its equipment, materials, and facilities, developed an efficient equipment support system and solved 467 malfunctions of all kinds. These efforts have effectively ensured the successful completion of their various tasks.
A member of the UNMISS ammunition department inspects the ammunition depot. (Photo by Wu Fuyang)
The Chinese peacekeepers report on the preparation work for equipment inspection. (Photo by Li Xiangyun)
