Chinese soldiers clear mines, win hearts
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<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="Military">Military</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> <span word="Command">Command</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="landmines">landmines</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="battalion">battalion</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demine">demine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="landmines">landmines</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="peacekeeping">peacekeeping</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>, <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="encountered">encountered</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="perilous">perilous</span> <span word="scenarios">scenarios</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="assigned">assigned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escort">escort</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="peacekeeping">peacekeeping</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Knowing">Knowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="urgently">urgently</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span>, <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hesitate">hesitate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defuse">defuse</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="retreated">retreated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 11<span word="th">th</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Peacekeepers">Peacekeepers</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 29 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peacekeeping">peacekeeping</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>-<span word="prone">prone</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dispatched">dispatched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="peacekeeping">peacekeeping</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1,342 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="peacekeeping">peacekeeping</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="cleared">cleared</span> 1.96 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="mines">mines</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="laid">laid</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="detected">detected</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disposed">disposed</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3,063 <span word="landmines">landmines</span> <span word="and">and</span> 15,673 <span word="unexploded">unexploded</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ordnance">ordnance</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="built">built</span> 320 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="to">to</span> 20,000 <span word="residents">residents</span>.</p>
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