China has publicly committed combat troops to a UN peacekeeping mission for the first time, marking a significant shift in Beijing’s foreign policy.
“We will send comprehensive security forces to Mali for the first time,” Wang Yi, the foreign minister, said in a speech at a security forum in Beijing yesterday. Chinese officials and scholars said that meant Beijing’s contingent would include combat troops.
“This is a major breakthrough in our participation in peacekeeping,” said Chen Qian, head of the UN Association of China, a Chinese think-tank. “With this, our contribution will be complete. We will have policemen, medical forces, engineering troops and combat troops.”
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