ME and Ophelia

AT THE REQUEST OF THE UNITED NATIONS -
China send riot police for a peacekeeping mission in Haiti

Photo here below shows a boy kissing his father, a member of Chinese peacekeeping police, at the International Airport in Beijing, September 17, 2004.

The advance troops of riot police composed of 30 members including four policewomen left for Haiti on Friday, September 17.

At the request of the United Nations, China will send 125 police officers to form a contingent of riot police for a peacekeeping mission in Haiti.



One can't help wondering why the UN Security Council did not ask China to send riot police for peacekeeping mission in Darfur.

China's oil companies are adjacent to Darfur. China gets a lot out of Sudan. What does China do for the Sudanese, in return for exploitation of their land and natural resources?
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QUOTATIONS

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

Margaret Mead
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"If we'd been born where they were born and taught what they were taught, we would believe what they believe"

A sign inside a church in Northern Ireland, explaining the origin of intolerance and hate.
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Note new posts on Japan and China - and the interview with Japanese Rank Xerox boss - in my Asia Oil Watch file: click into sidebar here on right of your screen.