China to send first infantry battalion for UN peacekeeping

Updated: 2014-12-22 15:21

(Xinhua/chinadaily.com.cn)

China to send first infantry battalion for UN peacekeeping

Soldiers attend the ceremony. The battalion will be equipped with drones, armored infantry carriers, antitank missiles, mortars, light self-defense weapons, bulletproof uniforms and helmets, among other weapons for self-defense purpose. [Photo/Weibo account of PLA Daily]