Chinese peacekeeping force. (Photo/Xinhua)

From 2016 to 2018, China will bear 10.2 percent of the UN Peacekeeping assessed contributions, only second to the U.S., said UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous while being interviewed by a Chinese media outlet on May 29, 2016.

Under the invitation of the Chinese government, Ladsous will visit China soon. On this trip, he hopes to discuss with China about the construction of an 8,000 member standby peacekeeping troop which China promised last year at the UN Peacekeeping Summit.

Ladsous said that among the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, China tops in number of peacekeepers sent to other countries, meanwhile, China is the second-largest donor country for peacekeeping operations. Chinese peacekeepers are well-trained, well-equipped and are fully prepared for peacekeeping tasks. According to UN statistics, currently, about 3,000 Chinese peacekeepers operate in South Sudan, Lebanon, Mali and other countries and regions.

As China has a comprehensive peacekeeping personnel training center, the UN is interested in cooperating with China in this regard, said Ladsous.