AU hosts exhibition on PLA peacekeeping effort

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - A five-day exhibition showing the People's Liberation Army's practices and achievements in safeguarding world peace and advancing common development opened on Monday at the African Union Headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

At the opening, Chen Xufeng, charge d'affaires of the Chinese Mission to the African Union, said the PLA has always been a steadfast force in maintaining world peace.

Mao Naiguo, head of PLA's international communication delegation, said China and Africa have worked for common development for decades.