The Chinese peacekeepers are operating engineering vehicles to pave the road. (Photo by Li Zhi and Teng Kaifu)
By Zhang Xiaokun and Liu Di
BEIJING, July 17 -- The 15th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently completed the rehabilitation of the road connecting Tonj to Romich. The road is a vital part of the supply route for the UN to carry out humanitarian relief in South Sudan. The completion of the task also marks the successful conclusion of the supply route construction mission assigned to the Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to the UNMISS in 2025.
The road from Tonj to Romich, with a total length of about 112 kilometers, is a vital transport line connecting several key cities and towns in South Sudan. The Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent dispatched 43 troops and 23 vehicles and machines to complete the rehabilitation task with high standards in 49 days, making great contributions to the local agricultural material transportation and the improvement of people's wellbeing.
According to Zheng Pei, a member of the Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent, since their deployment in December last year, they have repaired 333 kilometers of road in total in South Sudan, which is the longest road repair length among the seven engineering contingents of the UNMISS.
The Chinese peacekeepers are operating engineering vehicles to pave the road. (Photo by Li Zhi and Teng Kaifu)