国际英语资讯:Chinese peacekeepers to Lebanon awarded UN Peace Medal of Honor
<p><span word="BEIRUT">BEIRUT</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 6-- <span word="The">The</span> 410 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="peacekeeping">peacekeeping</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span> <span word="Medal">Medal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Honor">Honor</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17<span word="th">th</span> <span word="contingent">contingent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="medal">medal</span>-<span word="awarding">awarding</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="peacekeeping">peacekeeping</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="functional">functional</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="detachment">detachment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hanniyah">Hanniyah</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>.</p><p><span word="Maj">Maj</span>. <span word="Gen">Gen</span>. <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Beary">Beary</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mission">Mission</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="Commander">Commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Interim">Interim</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> (<span word="UNIFIL">UNIFIL</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Kejian">Kejian</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="capability">capability</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="UNIFIL">UNIFIL</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cautious">cautious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conscientious">conscientious</span> <span word="dedication">dedication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="peacekeeping">peacekeeping</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span>," <span word="Beary">Beary</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="peacekeeping">peacekeeping</span> <span word="contingent">contingent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="professionalism">professionalism</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="friendliness">friendliness</span>, <span word="esprit">esprit</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="corps">corps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dedication">dedication</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="contingents">contingents</span>," <span word="Beary">Beary</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UNIFIL">UNIFIL</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 19, 1978 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="mandate">mandate</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2006 <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="War">War</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> 2006, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peacekeeping">peacekeeping</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UNIFIL">UNIFIL</span>, <span word="tasked">tasked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>-<span word="sweeping">sweeping</span>, <span word="project">project</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>, <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>.</p>
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