From 11 to 18 December, Chinese peacekeeping contingent  to UNIFIL completed its 23rd rotation. Ambassador Chen Chuandong, accompanied by Defense Attaché Liu Chao, welcomed and saw off the Chinese peacekeepers at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, and attended transfer of command ceremony on 15 December at the CHINBATT base in Southern Lebanon.

Currently, the 24th Chinese contingent to UNIFIL has fully taken over the duties and will continue to carry out tasks including mine clearance, explosive ordnance disposal, construction and engineering maintenance, medical support and humanitarian assistance, helping maintain peace and stability in Lebanon.

Over the past 19 years, Chinese peacekeeping contingent to UNIFIL has cleared about 2 million square meters of suspected minefields, discovered and destroyed more than 18,000 landmines and unexplored ordnance, repaired 320 kilometers of roads, installed 135 Blue Line markers, and provided medical assistance to more than 90,000 people.