By Dai Tianjiao and Zang Yaqi
戴天骄 臧雅麒
JUBA, Dec. 23 -- The second-batch 350 members of the 9th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion to South Sudan (Juba) arrived in the mission area on December 21. As of now, the 9th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion has been fully deployed and begun to engage in the one-year peacekeeping mission.
朱巴12月23日电 12月21日，中国第9批赴南苏丹（朱巴）维和步兵营第二梯队350名官兵抵达朱巴任务区。至此，第9批维和步兵营全部部署到位，开始执行为期一年的维和任务。
After arriving in the mission area on December 6, the first-batch 350 members of the 9th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion completed the handover of multiple items with their predecessors, including vehicles and equipment, weapons and ammunition, medical and logistic materials, and held a command handover ceremony.
第9批维和步兵营第一梯队350名官兵于12月6日抵达任务区后，与第8批维和步兵营完成车辆装备、武器弹药、医药器械、后勤物资等多项交接，并举行指挥权交接仪式。
It is learned that the 9th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion is mainly composed of troops from a brigade of the PLA 82nd Group Army under the PLA Central Theater Command, including infantry, armored troops, reconnaissance troops, artillery, and engineers. They will focus on such peacekeeping missions as cordon and patrol, armed escort, rescue and evacuation, etc. The 8th Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion has returned home with successful completion of peacekeeping missions assigned.
据了解，第9批维和步兵营以中部战区陆军第82集团军某旅为主抽组而成，包括步兵、装甲兵、侦察兵、炮兵、工兵等多种力量，重点担负警戒巡逻、武装护卫、解救撤离等维和任务。第8批维和步兵营圆满完成维和任务，返回国内。
