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A special UN plane left Beijing for Haiti Monday with China's third contingent of peace-keepers sent to help maintain order in the Caribbean country, reports a source with the Ministry of Public Security.
The 125-member team underwent three months of intensive training in China before its departure. The members were trained in language and peace-keeping skills and briefed on the local political situation in Haiti.
They were appraised by UN officials who accepted their qualifications.
The team will be stationed in Port-au-Prince and will be charged with maintaining security during Haiti's upcoming general election.
China's second contingent of peace-keepers was sent to Haiti in April and it is scheduled to return to China on Wednesday.
China's first team of peace-keepers were in Haiti for a year beginning in September 2004.
(Xinhua News Agency December 13, 2005)
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