CHINAVIEW (BEIJING)--The seventh detachment of Chinese peacekeeping troops arrived in Liberia on 18 April, under the auspices of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNAMIL). The Chinese contribution focuses on assistance in transportation, road and bridge construction, and medical care. This detachment, like the previous one, is comprised of a 240-member transport battalion, a 275-member engineering battalion, and a 43-member medical team. Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/20/content_8016694.htm (Reliability: 8)
Comment: The Chinese contribution to UNAMIL is consistent with their initiative to secure access to raw materials from Africa (particularly timber in Liberia since China lost a lucrative concession with the fall of Robert Taylor's regime), as well as to reclaim some goodwill from the average Liberian. China imported most of the labor required for its previous logging operation from China and Malaysia, leaving many Liberians unemployed and angry.
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