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A new group of Chinese peacekeepers, along with a 30-member medical team, is headed for Lebanon.

The group of 180 PLA soldiers and officers are set to relieve¹ another Chinese team which has been in Lebanon for the last 8-months.

Company commander Sun Zhi says their main duties will involve mine-sweeping and search-and-rescue.

"Among the soldiers and officers, 89 have participated peacekeeping missions² and mine-sweeping training in foreign countries.

31 of them have carried out rescue operations in earthquakes. We have organized specific training based on the situations in the Middle East."

China has had peacekeeping troops in Lebanon since 2006.

The conflict in neighboring Syria has made the situation in Lebanon more dangerous in recent years.

Numerous³ incidents, including bombings and other sectarian attack,

have been taking place in Lebanon among supporters and opponents⁴ of the Bashar al-Assad government in Syria.

1 relieve   

v.缓解，减轻，解除(痛苦、忧虑、麻烦)

参考例句：

• We played games to relieve the tedium of the journey.我们玩游戏，来解除旅行的沉闷。
• The doctors did their best to relieve the patient.医生们尽力减轻病人的痛苦。

2 missions   

n.代表团( mission的名词复数 )；使命；官方使命；布道所

参考例句：

• The enemy airmen kicked up at the orders to fly more missions. 敌方飞行员开始对执行更多飞行任务的命令表示不服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• During the spring of 1943, the British missions were strengthened. 在一九四三年春季，英国代表团加强了。 来自辞典例句

3 numerous   

adj.为数众多的；极多的

参考例句：

• There have been numerous exchanges of views between the two governments.两国政府间曾多次交换意见。
• There are numerous people in the square. 有许多人在广场上。

4 opponents   

n.对手，敌手( opponent的名词复数 )；反对者

参考例句：

• Somehow he always manages to outwit his opponents. 他反正总能设法智胜对手。
• to use strong-arm tactics against your political opponents 用强制手段对付政敌