Wednesday, September 10, 2014

China deploys troops to UN force to protect South Sudan oilfields (Wall Street Journal)

China has begun deploying 700 soldiers to a UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan to protect oil fields and Chinese workers amid a rebellion in the African country, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The newspaper quoted a spokesman for South Sudan's president as saying on Tuesday that the airlift of a Chinese infantry battalion to the South Sudanese states of Unity and Upper Nile was expected to take several days.

China is the biggest investor in South Sudan's oil industry.


UN officials have previously said it would be the first time China had contributed a battalion to a UN peacekeeping mission. Last year China sent a smaller "protection unit" to join a UN mission in Mali.

China has played an unusually active diplomatic role in South Sudan.

Beijing last month pressed South Sudan over renewed violence in the oil-rich state, demanding an immediate ceasefire and political dialogue in the country.

[jpost.com]
10/9/14
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  1. China to deploy 700 troops to peacekeeping mission in S.Sudan....

    China plans to deploy 700 troops to join a UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, the country's Ministry of National Defense announced on Thursday.

    Geng Yansheng, spokesperson for the defense ministry, said that the troops will assist the UN with protecting local residents and humanitarian workers, and will be involved in other security-related activities.

    The troops will have light weapons for self-defense, armored personnel carriers and other equipment, based on the UN request, Geng noted.

    The 700 infantry troops will be deployed in accordance with UN Security Council authorization and approved by China's State Council and Central Military Commission.

    The location of the troops and the timing of the deployment will be decided after further negotiation with the UN, according to Geng.....................http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/883541.shtml
    25-26/9/14

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  2. 650,000 at risk in South Sudan due to renewed violence ...

    Gravely concerned at the ongoing violence in South Sudan, the Security Council has condemned both the renewed Government-led offensive in Unity state, as well as a recent large-scale attack by opposition forces on the war-torn town of Malakal, threatening to impose sanctions on all those threatening the country’s peace, security and stability.

    In a press statement issued over the weekend, the Council condemned renewed and ongoing large-scale violence in Unity state caused by a South Sudanese Government offensive that has displaced more than 100,000 civilians and resulted in the suspension of nearly all aid activity to affected areas – impacting more than 300,000 civilians.

    The members of the Council further expressed their condemnation of the large-scale attack initiated on 15 May by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLM/A) in Opposition on the town of Malakal, in Upper Nile state.

    More than 50,000 internally displaced persons have sought shelter and assistance at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) camp in Bentiu, and an additional nearly 25,000 at the UNMISS camp in Malakal, only further magnifying a dire humanitarian crisis,” the statement read, calling on all parties to engage meaningfully in the peace process so as to bring about a political solution to the crisis and an end to the conflict.

    Against this backdrop, the Council “reiterated its willingness to impose sanctions against those who threaten the peace, security, or stability” of South Sudan as established in resolution 2206 (2015), and noted the 24 March 2015 African Union Peace and Security Council Communiqué, and the 12 May 2015 African Union Commission Chairperson’s Statement on South Sudan..............http://www.china.org.cn/world/2015-05/19/content_35607341.htm
    19/5/15

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