China wants to play an important role in peacekeeping

(B2) China wants to play a bigger role in global challenges. This is the meaning of a white paper made public on Tuesday, titled: "China's Peaceful Development" (read here). China has deployed 21.000 personnel in 30 United Nations missions. It also intends to play a "constructive" role in certain regional or world hotspots, particularly on the Korean or Iranian nuclear issue. By the end of 2009, it had also provided development assistance to 161 countries amounting to 256 billion Yuan (about 25 billion euros), sent 21.000 medical personnel and 10.000 teachers overseas.