By Zhang Xin, Li Xiangyun and Wang Kunbo
BEIJING, April 10 -- Recently, the 11th Chinese Peacekeeping Infantry Battalion to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) conducted a comprehensive drill involving all personnel, full equipment, and all elements. Set in the context of an armed conflict in the mission area, the comprehensive drill covered training exercises on authorized tasks including emergency risk avoidance, camp defense, evacuation of the wounded, refugee influx control, and establishment of temporary operating bases (TOBs).
By means of debriefing, document reviewing, tabletop exercise, and on-site inspection, the UNMISS conducted comprehensive and objective analysis and assessment of the Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion on command and planning capabilities, combat readiness, emergency response, weapon and equipment performance, authorized task execution and other capabilities.
The two-day drill and assessment gave an overall examination of the Chinese peacekeepers' combat readiness awareness and emergency response capabilities. The UNMISS assessment team spoke highly of the Chinese peacekeepers for their excellent performance on every capability indicator.
(Video Editor: Li Weichao)