🌍🚧 Following the "Blue Helmets, No Borders" spirit, Captain Wang Yanhui paused under the scorching sun in Wau, South Sudan, to scoop a bottle of red soil—an earthy souvenir of his 12-month UN mission with the Chinese mainland's 15th Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company.
As head of his engineering unit, Wang led missions to build and repair roads that cut through conflict zones. These lifelines helped local communities:
- Link villages to markets and hospitals
- Open supply lines for food and medicine
- Foster dialogue between groups
“Every stretch of asphalt represents a step toward peace,” Wang says. “This red soil reminds me of every neighborhood we connected and every barrier we broke down.”
In a region where borders can divide, the team’s work proved that bridges—literal and figurative—have no boundaries. From grading raw earth to paving final stretches, they helped turn fragmented paths into shared roads.
Now, back in the Chinese mainland, Wang will keep that red soil close, a simple yet powerful token of unity on a mission that went beyond maps and checkpoints. It’s a reminder that peace often starts with the first step—one road at a time. ✌️
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