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Study every day. “He once wrote:” In the world, it may be just a pen, but I also want to carry the wish for peace in the form of a pen. “
September 28, 2015, United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Standing in front of the podium, President Xi Jinping shared such a moving diary with the people who attended the UN peacekeeping summit. Xi Jinping said: “This is his wish during his lifetime and China’s commitment to peace.”
The voice fell to the ground and applause erupted. In his subsequent speeches, then-British Prime Minister Cameron expressed his gratitude to China for its contribution to UN peacekeeping operations.
The “she” mentioned in President Xi Jinping’s speech is the Chinese peacekeeping police He Zhihong.
In 2010, He Zhihong, 35, died while on a UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti, leaving behind his 4-year-old son and his parents, who were in their sixties.
He Zhihong deeply loves all members of her family, but her sense of mission makes her go to the front lines of peacekeeping without hesitation.
In November 2007, He Zhihong arrived in Haiti for the first time.
At first, he lived in a temporary camp. The conditions were very bad. Bathing and going to the bathroom were major problems. Shortly thereafter, there was a large-scale violent riot in Haiti. “Three sentries in the camp were shot at the same time. The sentry was saved “…
All of this made He Zhihong feel the value of peace even more deeply. Although life is in danger, he wrote in his diary: “Even for the second and third peacekeeping, as long as the homeland calls, I will not hesitate …”
In June 2009, He Zhihong, who had successfully completed the first peacekeeping mission in Haiti, was selected as the eighth anti-riot team of the Chinese police to go to Haiti and served as our force’s liaison officer. peacekeeping police in Haiti.
Photos of He Zhihong before his death
In the eyes of his teammates, He Zhihong has no difficulties that he cannot overcome.
In training ground, he wore 25-kilogram body armor, a helmet, and related gear, and fumbled with the male players. It often fell green and purple without complaint.
On another occasion he contracted the same disease while actively caring for a sick colleague, he continued to have a high fever and his eyes were puffy like peaches. But when his condition improved slightly, he immediately requested to return to his post.
He Zhihong, who has conducted two peacekeeping missions, has fully demonstrated the professional qualities of the Chinese peacekeeping police in all foreign relations activities.
During the second peacekeeping period, He Zhihong also organized a Chinese class in Haiti, where he taught local children to learn Chinese and sing Chinese nursery rhymes with other members of the foreign language team.
Before heading to Haiti this time, He Zhihong wrote a letter to her husband and son. There is a phrase in the letter: “Right now, my mother, how I want to be with you and kiss you. I will help you grab you from behind and send you to school. But my mother is a soldier, so she has to obey the order and the call of the fatherland “.
“Mom said they are all my older brothers and sisters, and they want me to share a little love with them.” After He Zhihong’s unfortunate death, a reporter came to his home to interview him. Her 4-year-old son pointed to the photo of his mother and the Haitian orphan. Tell me.
Just when He Zhihong was about to successfully complete the second peacekeeping mission, an accident occurred.
At 4:53 p.m. on January 12, 2010, local time, an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 occurred in Haiti. The headquarters building of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti collapsed. He Zhihong, who was gathered in the building, passed away.
At that time, eight Chinese peacekeeping policemen left us forever.
Their names are: Zhu Xiaoping, Guo Baoshan, Wang Shulin, Li Xiaoming, Zhao Huayu, Li Qin, Zhong Jianqin, and Zhihong.
On January 17, 2020, on the 10th anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, the United Nations held a memorial service for hundreds of thousands of victims, including those who died at the United Nations.
Since it first sent military observers to UN peacekeeping operations in 1990, China has sent more than 40,000 military personnel.
They use actions and lives to carry out the mission of peace.
