China is set to send an infantry battalion to South Sudan to take part in a United Nations peacekeeping mission. This marks the first time Chinese infantry soldiers are deployed as peacekeepers.

China to send 700 infantry troops to S. Sudan

An oath-taking ceremony was held on Monday in Laiyang, in the eastern province of Shandong. The 700 peacekeepers will be deployed in South Sudan's capital of Juba to help protect civilians, offer humanitarian aid, and carry out patrols.

In the past, Chinese peacekeepers mainly dealt with mine-sweeping, transportation, medical aid and escorting personnel and civilians. A first group of 180 men and women will fly to South Sudan in January, with the rest following in March.

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