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KHARTOUM: Vanguards of the Chinese engineering units arrived in the western Sudanese region of Darfur on Saturday to take part in the hybrid peacekeeping force of the United Nations and the African Union. The 135 Chinese peacekeepers, upon arrival in South Darfur State capital Niyala, were warmly welcomed by U.N., AU and Sudanese officials at the Niyala International Airport. The Chinese vanguards were also joined in the airport by five Chinese officers who had arrived in Niyala in August in order to receive the equipment of the peacekeepers, some of which have been transported there since September. The main tasks for the Chinese units include building camps, roads and airports, and digging wells. — Xinhua

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