| The documentary series "Blue Helmets No Borders" |
| 2025-10-13 23:15 |
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From year 1990 to 2025, the Chinese military deployed more than 50,000 peacekeepers to over 20 countries and regions, carrying out 25 UN peacekeeping missions which has forged a monument to peace and safeguarded the well-being of people. The documentary series "Blue Helmets No Borders" immersively documents the courageous and resolute work of China's Blue Helmets, who brave dangers and march forward for their honored responsibilities in upholding world peace. It offers a panoramic view of the Chinese military's power for peace in implementing Global Security Initiative and contributing to build a community with a shared future for humanity. Blue Helmets No Borders | Episode 1 "The Blue Line": The 120-kilometer-long "Blue Line" in southern Lebanon marks the Israeli withdrawal line drawn by the UN Security Council. Many stories of perseverance and sacrifice took place along this line where people are still mourning the fallen heroes. The 23rd Chinese peacekeeping multifunctional engineering detachment clears mines and unexploded ordnance here. Being "dancers on the edge of a knife," they are carrying on the legacy of the fallen with concrete actions. Blue Helmets No Borders | Episode 2 "The Mission Blue": Africa has areas that are recognized by the United Nations as high-risk peacekeeping mission zones where China has deployed the largest number of peacekeepers. In 2016, Chinese peacekeeper Shen Liangliang made the heroicsacrifice in a terrorist attack in Mali. Subsequently, Yang Shupeng and Li Lei sacrificed their lives protecting civilians in South Sudan. The heroes demonstrated their commitment to maintaining peace with their lives. Today, the Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion continues to conduct patrols and escort missions here, bringing security and hope to this land. Blue Helmets No Borders | Episode 3 "Lines of Trust": In this episode, let us follow the footsteps of Chinese peacekeepers, deliver clean water to the impoverished village of Nakitum, take care of more than 100 orphans at the Atek Orphanage, visit patients in Ebel Es-Saqi Village who are assisted by the Chinese medical team, and repair the "main supply line" for South Sudan where infrastructure construction is urgently needed... Chinese peacekeepers are on the move, lighting up hope and confidence of peace on this red land. Blue Helmets No Borders | Episode 4 "Together for Peace": This episode features the first batch of Chinese UN military observers and returned doctors with their peacekeeping memories. The Chinese peacekeepers serving in South Sudanuse music to spread peace and hope beyond borders. They firmly believe that blue helmet peacekeeping also knows no borders. From the mobile deployment of the Abyei Quick Reaction Force to the peacekeeping standby unit providing "eyes in the sky" for the missionary area, the Chinese peacekeeping force is constantly improving itself and working with international partners for peace missions. |