Armed police in combat boots karate-chopped and slashed the air with black clubs, part of a Chinese display of peacekeeping force as Beijing dispatches a 125-strong contingent to Haiti — its first contribution to a U.N. mission in the Western Hemisphere.
"Ow! My head! I feel so... peaceful!"
"Keep it that way, bub!" |
Wearing blue U.N. helmets, officers marched in formation and demonstrated martial arts for journalists from more than 20 countries at a new training center south of Beijing on Tuesday. Others with body armor and clear plastic shields showed of riot-control tactics. "China yearns to take greater responsibility for international peacekeeping," said Zhao Xiaoxun, commander of a squad of riot police bound for Haiti. "Of course I am reluctant to leave my family, but I am also filled with a very deep sense of honor."
| Anyone besides me concerned about Chinese troops in the western hemisphere for any reason? |
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