China's policemen embark on UN peacekeeping mission in East Timor (1/5)

Two police officers help each other to settle their backpacks at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, May 21, 2012, before boarding an airplane to join the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in East Timor. The 13-person team of Chinese police officers departed from Beijing to East Timor on Tuesday at midnight. It is the 17th peacekeeping police team China has sent to the Southeast Asian nation since 2000. (Xinhua/Liu Changlong)