It is a pleasure to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the strong partnership for peace and security between the Peoples’ Republic of China and the United Nations.

We honour the invaluable contribution of the Chinese Armed Forces to United Nations peacekeeping operations across the world. The photos exhibited here provide a small taste of the major efforts undertaken by Chinese peacekeepers.

Peacekeeping saves lives, protects people and helps countries overcome war and unrest.
Chinese peacekeepers have, and continue to, contribute to this noble cause.  I pay tribute to the 15 Chinese women and men who lost their lives in the line of peace.

China is one of our top 10 troop and police contributors.  As a permanent member of the Security Council, China has taken part in 29 missions since 1990 demonstrating the country’s commitment to multilateral solutions to conflict.  

Today, more than 3,000 Chinese military and police personnel, including 68 women, are serving in 10 peacekeeping missions.

We are glad to have Maj. Gen. Chaoying Yang as Deputy Force Commander in our Mission in South Sudan. Let me commend his leadership during this critical time for the country, where UN peacekeepers are sheltering some 200,000 civilians fleeing inter-ethnic violence.

China has also established world class peacekeeping training centres, demonstrating strong commitment for the future.  

The recent Leaders’ Summit on Peacekeeping garnered unprecedented support from around the world to UN peacekeeping.   The pledges put forward by His Excellency Chinese President Xi Jinping will provide much-needed capabilities for our missions.

We are very grateful for such contributions.  We look forward to continuing our partnership with the Government of the Peoples’ Republic of China through its Permanent Mission to turn these pledges into actions.

Thank you.