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Chinese peacekeeping engineer contingent to South Sudan (Wau) conducts humanitarian assistance
China Military Online (EN)
6 August 2026
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Summary
The 16th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company deployed to UNMISS in Wau, South Sudan visited Amy Robin Primary School on August 6, distributing school supplies and sports equipment while military doctors provided wound care and health education to students. This is standard PLA peacekeeping public-affairs content; its value is as a baseline record of how the contingent documents its community engagement activities alongside engineering taskings in the Wau mission area, not as evidence of any change in posture or capability.
Translation
By Wang Yi, Xiong Jing, Wan Yuanyang, Zhang Zili, and Wang Jinchuan Members of the Chinese peacekeeping engineer contingent to South Sudan (Wau) take a group photo with the local students. WAU, South Sudan, Aug. 6 -- Members of the 16th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently visited the local Amy Robin Primary School to carry out humanitarian assistance activity. The Chinese peacekeepers distributed school supplies, cultural and sports equipment, and other materials to the students, helping alleviate the school's shortage of teaching resources. Meanwhile, Chinese military doctors provided free medical services, dressing wounds for the injured students, while providing basic health education on mosquito protection, wound care, and personal hygiene. Since their deployment to the mission area, the Chinese peacekeepers have completed various engineering tasks and paid close attention to the livelihood needs of surrounding communities, actively building a bridge of friendship and communication between Chinese service members and the local residents through humanitarian assistance activities. A military doctor assigned to the Chinese peacekeeping engineer contingent to South Sudan (Wau) dresses the wound for a local student. Members of the Chinese peacekeeping engineer contingent to South Sudan (Wau) donate supplies to local students.
Original text
By Wang Yi, Xiong Jing, Wan Yuanyang, Zhang Zili, and Wang Jinchuan Members of the Chinese peacekeeping engineer contingent to South Sudan (Wau) take a group photo with the local students. WAU, South Sudan, Aug. 6 -- Members of the 16th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently visited the local Amy Robin Primary School to carry out humanitarian assistance activity. The Chinese peacekeepers distributed school supplies, cultural and sports equipment, and other materials to the students, helping alleviate the school's shortage of teaching resources. Meanwhile, Chinese military doctors provided free medical services, dressing wounds for the injured students, while providing basic health education on mosquito protection, wound care, and personal hygiene. Since their deployment to the mission area, the Chinese peacekeepers have completed various engineering tasks and paid close attention to the livelihood needs of surrounding communities, actively building a bridge of friendship and communication between Chinese service members and the local residents through humanitarian assistance activities. A military doctor assigned to the Chinese peacekeeping engineer contingent to South Sudan (Wau) dresses the wound for a local student. Members of the Chinese peacekeeping engineer contingent to South Sudan (Wau) donate supplies to local students.
