The first echelon's 200 peacekeepers of China's 9th peacekeeping force to Mali have returned to China after completing their one-year peacekeeping mission in Mali. Two transport aircraft Y-20 carrying the 200 Chinese peacekeepers arrived at the Urumqi Diwopu International Airportin in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on the evening of August 28.
8月28日晚，中国第9批赴马里维和部队第一梯队200名官兵圆满完成为期一年的维和任务，乘坐运-20大型运输机抵达新疆乌鲁木齐。
The 9th Chinese peacekeeping force to Mali consists of a guard contingent, an engineering contingent and a medical contingent. The total of 413 peacekeepers of the three contingents were all awarded the United Nations Peace Medal of Honor on July 28 by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) before returning to China.
第9批赴马里维和部队由警卫分队、工兵分队和医疗分队组成，共413名官兵，在马里加奥任务区完成了为期一年的维和任务，回国前夕，全体被授予联合国“和平荣誉勋章”。
Mali features volatile security situation, frequent terrorist attacks and harsh natural environment. During the one-year mission period in Gao, Sector East of the MINUSMA, the guard contingent successfully handled many emergent cases the engineering contingent completed 53 construction tasks, the medical contingent received more than 3,000 patients and provided effective medical service support for the peacekeepers and UN staff in the Sector East of the MINUSMA.
马里安全形势动荡、恐怖袭击频发、自然环境恶劣。在一年任务期内，第9批赴马里维和部队克服种种困难，出色完成各项任务。警卫分队成功处置多起突发情况；工兵分队完成53项施工任务，被联马团工程部门称为“马里维和任务区的担当典范”；医疗分队累计接诊病患3000余人次。
