More than 300 members of the 14th Chinese peacekeeping engineering and medical contingent to South Sudan (Wau) were recently awarded the United Nations Medal of Peace in recognition of their contributions to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
The award ceremony acknowledged the Chinese peacekeepers' contributions to safeguarding the peace, stability, and development of South Sudan.
"This award ceremony is a high recognition of the hard work our Chinese peacekeeping engineers have put in over the past year, as well as encouragement and commendation for Chinese soldiers actively participating in the peacekeeping mission. We will, as always, uphold the Chinese standard, showcase China's image, and faithfully fulfill our peacekeeping mission through concrete actions, contributing even more of Chinese strength to world peace," Jia Jianwei, a member of the 14th Chinese peacekeeping engineering contingent to South Sudan, said as the contingent received the UN's esteemed recognition.
Chinese peacekeepers in South Sudan awarded UN Peace Medal
Visiting Finnish President Alexander Stubb expressed optimism for fruitful environmental cooperation with China during an interview in Beijing on Wednesday.
President Stubb emphasized the need for innovative climate solutions for both countries.
"Climate and environment is a key example of where this (innovation) needs to be done because we know that we are over stretching the capacity of the planet to sustain, for instance, CO2 emissions. So we need to have innovative ways of moving, of consuming energy, of consuming electricity. In Finland, we're very good on electricity, I think it's over 90 [percent], even 95 percent which is basically clean, so no CO2. There's nuclear, there's hydro, there are different diverse ways of producing electricity. Whereas on the heating side, I think all of us still have to work. So I think we're all in this boat together, and I'm sure that Finnish-Chinese cooperation in this field will be fruitful, that's why I had my minister of environment and climate here in China as well," he said.
Stubb arrived in Beijing on Monday for a four-day state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Finnish president highlights Finland-China cooperation potential in eco-friendly growth
