Ten breakthroughs of China's military diplomacy in 2014
(China Military Online) Updated: 2014-12-31 09:15
NO.7 Chinese military assigned troops to aid West Africa in fighting Ebola for the first time
Event playback: The Chinese military has successively assigned about 300 people in multiple medical teams to Sierra Leone and Liberia, areas in West Africa that are seriously hit by Ebola, since mid-September. It built in Sierra Leone an Ebola patient observation and treatment center with 78 beds and a diagnosis and treatment center in Liberia with 100 beds.
Reason for listing: The anti-Ebola medical teams assigned by the Chinese military to West Africa well illustrated China's proactive assumption of its responsibilities as a major country. They contributed to the effective prevention and control of the Ebola epidemic and won unanimous praises in the international community.
- Govt encourages people to work 4.5 days a week
- Action to be taken as HIV cases among students rise
- Debate grows over reproductive rights
- Country's first bishop ordained in 3 years
- China builds Tibetan Buddhism academy in Chengdu
- Authorities require reporting of HIV infections at schools
- Typhoon Soudelor kills 14 in East China
- Police crack down on overseas gambling site
- Debate over death penalty for child traffickers goes on
- Beijing to tighten mail security for war anniversary
