中国军队系列 中国军队与人道主义救援（英文版）

　　The Setback at the Airport
　　As Beijing was then an epidemic area of SARS and doctors were the high-risk population that often contacted the SARS patients directly, the entry visas of various countries were stricter than normal times. Particularly approved by the Algerian Government, the CISAR got the special visa to enter Algeria. But for caution’s sake, and to ensure the SARS disease would not be brought into Algeria, the Chinese Government required that all the CISAR members should, besides accepting routine security checks, make rigid health condition declaration and receive numerous body temperature measurements.
　　Dr. Peng Bibo got ill. It was unknown whether it was because of the hot whether or because he was too tired after getting ready the vaccines. This man, who was in very good health at ordinary times, was found to have a body temperature of over 37℃ on the screen of the electronic body temperature monitor when he received the physical examination. Once, twice, three times, the common red numbers became so fearsome, and sweat was pearling over his forehead.
　　“Low fever!” In the SARS period, anybody associated with these words would keep all others around far away from him. The task-specific Boeing 767 was standing by on the apron, and the huge roars of the engines had sounded up. Everybody present was looking at Peng Bibo, anxiously but solicitously.
　　When the external environment changes suddenly, the physical and psychological state of the human body will be in a stress state and the secretion of hormones will increase or decrease correspondingly, and the body temperature may fluctuate thereupon. Injected with active vaccines such as cholera vaccine, encephalitis vaccine or hepatitis B vaccine, the human cells will accept or refuse the active ingredients in the vaccines. And for different personal physiques, symptoms of body temperature fluctuation or nausea may arise within 48 hours.
　　Wang Faqiang, president of the PAPF General Hospital who was seeing them off, carefully inquired about and verified Peng’s body temperature checks, his working situation and his routine over the week, and combined with his clinical experience in treating SARS, he judged that Peng Bibo was very unlikely to have been infected with SARS. “Sit quietly and breathe deeply.” Peng Bibo sat in a corner alone, trying hard to calm down the surging emotions and thoughts. After he became calm, he received a test again and his body temperature recovered back to normal. Then the special plane for relief operations flew away in the eyesight of the people present.
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陈胜武，石家庄陆军指挥学院战略与国防动员系非战争军事行动教研室主任。

Chen Shengwu, associate professor at Shijiazhuang Army Command College.

中国军队系列丛书共10本，是一套全面对外介绍中国军队各军兵种基本情况和发展沿革的图书，被列为国家十二五重点规划以及“走出去”重点图书。丛书在国防部新闻事务局的指导下，动员全军范围内专家撰写。每本字数从5万至10万不等，配有上百幅珍贵图片。丛书试图沿着中国军队的成长脉络，关注其历史、现状及未来发展，通过大量鲜活事例的细节描述，从多个视角真实地展现人民解放军的整体面貌。

《中国军队与人道主义救援》通过大量珍贵的历史记录和详尽的细节描写，展示了中国军队在国内外历次重大抢险救灾中执行紧急、艰难、危险的救援任务的出色能力。全书按照国内外的救援行动分为上下两篇，以一个个小故事串联起来，生动讲述了11件救援大事，突出了中国军队“全心全意为人民服务”的本色和敬重生命、关爱和平的大爱情怀。

There are ten books in the series on PLA China, namely The Chinese People's Liberation Army, The PLA Navy, The PLA Air Force, The PLA Army Aviation Corps, The PLA Marines, The Chinese Navy's Maritime Escort Operations, The PLAAF Airborne Troops, Chinese Peacekeepers Overseas, The Chinese Army in International Exchanges, as well as The Chinese Army in Humanitarian Relief. The length of each book ranges from 50,000 to 100,000 Chinese characters, with hundreds of valuable pictures. The series attempts to focus on the Chinese armed forces' history, current situation and future development in the context of its growth through the use of many interesting examples and details, to show the overall face of the People's Liberation Army from multiple angles.

This publication, PLA Forces in Humanitarian Relief Operations, through its many valuable historical records and its elaboration of details, presents the outstanding capabilities of the Chinese military forces in carrying out the most urgent, arduous and dangerous rescue missions that they showed in the various major disaster relief and emergency response operations, domestic or overseas. The whole book falls into two parts, which respectively involve the domestic or overseas relief operations. With a series of storiettes presented, it gives a vivid account of eleven humanitarian relief operations, highlighting the PLA's inherent qualities of "serving the people heart and soul" and their great love of respecting life and care for peace.

CONTENTS
Preface 1
Acronyms and Abbreviations 1
Introduction 1
PART I
Chapter 1
The 100,000 Troops on the Ruins 3
Flying to Report the Disaster Situation 5
The On-Scene and Nearby Rescue 8
Rushing to the Rescue by Land 9
The Ultra-Dense Takeoffs and Landings 11
The Medical Assistance beyond the Limits 15
The Exhausted Soldiers 18
For the Lifeline of the Disaster-Stricken Area 20
Chapter 2
The Fire in the Primeval Forest 25
The Burst of the Forest Fires 25
The Mohe Town in the Flames 28
Defending Tahe 30
The Beardy Division Commander 32
Encircling the Fire 34
Meeting with a Danger in the Fire 35
Continuing the Triumphant Pursuit 37
Chapter 3
When the Flood Came 41
The Unissued Order of Flood Diversion 42
The Rustling Assault Boat 47
The Danger is the Order 50
The Life-or-Death Moment in Paizhouwan 52
Blocking Up the Levee Breach in Jiujiang 55
Defending Harbin to the Last 59
Chapter 4
The Snowy Spring 63
Opening Up the Way Home 64
The Gas Jet Cars 67
Delivering Warmth in the Snow 69
Wei Yongjing the Hero 71
Power! Power! 76
The Soldiers Standing Asleep 79
Chapter 5
The Earthshaking Fight in Wenchuan 83
Disaster Befalling the Northwestern Sichuan 83
The Army-Wide Mobilization of Forces 86
The Life-or-Death Air Rescue 89
The Arduous March Borne with Explosives 94
The Relief Operations in Beichuan 97
The Blue Wristlets 100
“I Don’t Want to Hear about Difficulties” 103
Saving Barcus Bogdan 108
Chapter 6
The Smashed Plateau City 111
The Emergency Takeoff of “Citation 4101” 111
Sending the Wounded Patients Out 113
The Child Born at the Airport 115
Standing Fast to the Last Post 116
“The Jinzhumami Will Come to Save Me” 118
You’re the Mother of the Kid 119
“We Are Not Only Recovering Cultural Relics” 121
The Agony of Abandoning the Battle Steeds 124
The Hans and Tibetans Are a Family 127
PART II
Chapter 7
The Unusual Operations during the SARS 131
Starting Out at Once 131
The Special Medicines 133
The Setback at the Airport 135
Our Job is to Give Them Hope 137
“The Disaster Relief Stars” 142
“I Don’t Know Careful” 144
The Tape and the Conch 145
Chapter 8
The Indian Ocean Is Weeping 149
Going to the Tsunami-Stricken Areas 150
The Tortuous Flight 152
The Long Wait 154
The Rescue in the Rainstorm 156
“China Is Very Tall in My Mind” 158
I’ll Let Them Rest in Peace 162
A False Alarm 163
With Dreams in Mind We’ll Have Tomorrow 165
Chapter 9
The Call from Balocot 169
Racing against the Time 170
The Hope of Life 172
The Messengers Sent by Allah 176
The Beautiful Chinese Woman Doctor 177
We Don’t Have Any Time Holding an Umbrella 178
The Multinational Base 180
Making Medical Rounds along the Wolf Road 182
“China Is Back Again” 184
Chapter 10
The Love to the People on the Other Side of the Earth 187
The Urgent Departure 188
Comrades, Let Us Take You Home 189
The 200% Effort 192
Breaking Away from the Convention 194
The Common Undertaking 196
The Intensive Treatment 199
The Revealed Emotions 202
Chapter 11
The Vibration in East Japan 205
The Shadow of the Nuclear Radiation 206
The Magic Effect of the Golf Clubs 209
Never Giving Up Any Hope 210
The 300 Micro-Blog Messages 212
The Sincere Gratitude 214
The Permanent Reminisce 216
Concluding Remarks 219
References 225
Postscript 228