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
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son in Beijing on Tuesday, with both sides pledging to promote the China-Vietnam community with a shared future.
Noting that China and Vietnam are comrades in the socialist cause and good partners on the path of reform, Han said General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President Xi Jinping and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam have made strategic plans for advancing the China-Vietnam community with a shared future, providing clear direction for the development of bilateral relations.
Noting that next year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges, Han said the two sides should follow the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, maintain strategic communication, expand practical cooperation, consolidate the foundation of public opinion, strengthen multilateral coordination and promote the building of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future, bringing more benefits to the two peoples.
Bui Thanh Son said that developing long-term friendly relations with China is the consistent proposition, objective requirement, strategic choice and top priority of Vietnam's diplomacy.
Vietnam firmly adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges, consolidate political mutual trust, deepen pragmatic cooperation with China, and jointly promote the building of a Vietnam-China community with a shared future with strategic significance, he added.
Chinese, Vietnamese officials pledge to promote China-Vietnam community with shared future
