Blue Helmets, No Borders | Part One: The Blue Line

Blue Helmets, No Borders | Part One: The Blue Line

Peace is never abstract—it stands on the edge of life and death.In southern Lebanon, the 120-kilometer "Blue Line" is still scarred by landmines and unexploded ordnance. Chinese peacekeepers from the Multi-Role Engineering Unit describe their demining work as "dancing on the tip of the knife." This episode also recalls July 2006, when Chinese Major Du Zhaoyu and three other UN observers were killed on duty."Blue Helmets, No Borders" is a groundb…

The Blue Line: A CGTN Documentary on UN Peace Missions – Cloud PR Wire

The Blue Line runs 120 kilometers across southern Lebanon. It is not a border, but a fragile withdrawal line, where peacekeepers once stood, and where some fell. In July 2006, four unarmed UN observers lost their lives there. One was Chinese Major Du Zhaoyu. To this day, his mother says her son is “on duty” to deal with her grief. Irish Commandant Pat Dillon, then with Team Sierra, created a video to honor his fallen colleagues. He had been evac…