Two Chinese military officers awarded UN peacekeeping medal

Colonel Zhang Qiman (3rd R, front) from China is awarded the United Nations Peacekeeping Medal at the UN headquarters in New York, May 24, 2019. Two Chinese military officers on Friday were awarded together with 28 others the United Nations Peacekeeping Medal for their contributions to the UN peacekeeping effort. Colonel Zhang Qiman and lieutenant colonel Duanmu Donglin, currently working at the UN Department of Peace Operations (DPO), were recipients of the medal, which was presented to them by Jean-Pierre Lacroix, undersecretary-general for the DPO. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)