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China to send anti-riot peacekeepers for Haiti
China will now be in Haiti under the leadership of close ally, Brazil who commands the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti.
Near Haiti close to Santiago in the eastern end of Cuba the Chinese already operate one of two listening posts on the island.
China has made economic moves in Peru, Brazil, and Venezuela and has control of the Panama Canal.
So, the Chinese quietly continue to move in our region. They could wind up with a massive "turn key" listening station. It is a story that gets little notice in mainstream American media. I am sure the Chinese want to keep it that way and most Americans could care less, for now.
Note: Mexican President Vincent Fox said Wednesday that his country looks forward to closer military cooperation with Russia, such as assembling Russian helicopters in Mexico or importing mixed civilian-military factories.
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Whoever gets to Cuba after Castro’s death wins!
He did not mince his words, arguing that the United States must be prepared to intervene within hours of Castro's death to prevent his compinches — his accomplices — from cementing their hold on power.
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China to send anti-riot peacekeepers for Haiti
www.chinaview.cn 2004-06-04 21:50:21
BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhuanet) -- China kicked off a three-month training for 148 anti-riot policemen on Friday, and will select 125 to compose its first team of anti-riot peacekeepers for missions in Haiti, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
Vice Minister Meng Hongwei said Friday at the training's opening ceremony that the anti-riot peacekeeping team would help maintain local public security order and handle possible social turbulence, which would require rigid and higher standards in skills and disciplines than a common peacekeeping police.
The team will head for Haiti in early September this year and stay there for about six months.
"China's active involvement in peacekeeping missions of the United Nations, especially in Haiti which has not set up a diplomatic relationship with China, fully exhibits a peace-loving and responsible image of the country," Meng said.
According to him, the 148 trainees, including 13 females, come from Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing municipalities and are aged 28 on average, with the oldest up to 41 and the youngest only 22.
From the Tianjin anti-riot squadron, Yang Yunsheng, 41, was quite confident in fulfilling the training. "We will cooperate andtrain hard to build a powerful force with tenacious style, adept skills and strict disciplines," Yang said in his oath.
Female trainee Han Yiqiu said her major goal was to build up her physical strength so that she could get qualified for the mission when the training ended.
The organization of an anti-riot team with international working experience could not only boost the government's cause of promoting peace and stability in the world, but also benefit domestic public order, especially the security defense work for the 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing, Meng acknowledged.
Since 1999, the Chinese government has sent 253 police to participate in UN peacekeeping missions, including operations in East Timor, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Liberia, Afghanistan, Kosovo and Haiti. Currently, 55 policemen are still left in these areas for peacekeeping tasks. Enditem
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-06/04/content_1509033.htm
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L04641904.htm
China will now be in Haiti under the leadership of close ally, Brazil who commands the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti.
Near Haiti close to Santiago in the eastern end of Cuba the Chinese already operate one of two listening posts on the island.
China has made economic moves in Peru, Brazil, and Venezuela and has control of the Panama Canal.
So, the Chinese quietly continue to move in our region. They could wind up with a massive "turn key" listening station. It is a story that gets little notice in mainstream American media. I am sure the Chinese want to keep it that way and most Americans could care less, for now.
Note: Mexican President Vincent Fox said Wednesday that his country looks forward to closer military cooperation with Russia, such as assembling Russian helicopters in Mexico or importing mixed civilian-military factories.
#msg-3244001
Whoever gets to Cuba after Castro’s death wins!
He did not mince his words, arguing that the United States must be prepared to intervene within hours of Castro's death to prevent his compinches — his accomplices — from cementing their hold on power.
#msg-2991903
-Am
China to send anti-riot peacekeepers for Haiti
www.chinaview.cn 2004-06-04 21:50:21
BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhuanet) -- China kicked off a three-month training for 148 anti-riot policemen on Friday, and will select 125 to compose its first team of anti-riot peacekeepers for missions in Haiti, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
Vice Minister Meng Hongwei said Friday at the training's opening ceremony that the anti-riot peacekeeping team would help maintain local public security order and handle possible social turbulence, which would require rigid and higher standards in skills and disciplines than a common peacekeeping police.
The team will head for Haiti in early September this year and stay there for about six months.
"China's active involvement in peacekeeping missions of the United Nations, especially in Haiti which has not set up a diplomatic relationship with China, fully exhibits a peace-loving and responsible image of the country," Meng said.
According to him, the 148 trainees, including 13 females, come from Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing municipalities and are aged 28 on average, with the oldest up to 41 and the youngest only 22.
From the Tianjin anti-riot squadron, Yang Yunsheng, 41, was quite confident in fulfilling the training. "We will cooperate andtrain hard to build a powerful force with tenacious style, adept skills and strict disciplines," Yang said in his oath.
Female trainee Han Yiqiu said her major goal was to build up her physical strength so that she could get qualified for the mission when the training ended.
The organization of an anti-riot team with international working experience could not only boost the government's cause of promoting peace and stability in the world, but also benefit domestic public order, especially the security defense work for the 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing, Meng acknowledged.
Since 1999, the Chinese government has sent 253 police to participate in UN peacekeeping missions, including operations in East Timor, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Liberia, Afghanistan, Kosovo and Haiti. Currently, 55 policemen are still left in these areas for peacekeeping tasks. Enditem
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-06/04/content_1509033.htm
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L04641904.htm
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