China's second riot squad contingent returned to the country Wednesday after completing its peace-keeping mission in Haiti.
The 91-member team arrived in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province in the morning and each was awarded an "honor medal of Chinese peace-keeping police" in the afternoon by the Ministry of Public Security.
The contingent of 125 police officers was sent to Haiti to carry out a peace-keeping mission in April this year.
They were awarded a UN peace medal in August in Haiti for their excellent performance.
Currently, four other members from the contingent are still in Haiti for a mission handover. The other 30 members returned to China earlier.
On Monday, China sent its third contingent of peace-keepers to help maintain order in the Caribbean country of Haiti, the Ministry of Public Security said.
The team will be stationed in Port-au-Prince and will take charge of maintaining security during Haiti's upcoming general election.
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, the ministry said.
(Xinhua News Agency December 15, 2005)
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