China has established its first peacekeeping helicopter unit for operations in Sudan. The unit was established by an army aviation corp of the 81st Group Army of the PLA. On May 19, the unit took oaths during a special ceremony, the state-run newspaper Xinhua said on May 19, 2017. Read more
class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese peacekeepers with their Mi-171 helicopter at a departure ceremony of China's first helicopter peacekeeping detachment on May 19, 2017
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