135 Chinese peacekeepers arrive in capital of Mali (4/5)

Chinese ambassador to Mali Cao Zhongming (1st L) welcomes Chinese peacekeepers upon their arrival in Bamako, Dec. 4, 2013. A total of 135 Chinese peacekeepers, for a peacekeeping mission to Mali, arrived in Bamako on Wednesday, marking the first time the country has dispatched security forces for a peacekeeping mission. (Xinhua/Diop)