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PEACEKEEPER KILLED IN MALI 　　Sergeant First Class Shen Liangliang， a 29-year-old peacekeeper， was killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated at a camp of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali （MINUSMA） on May 31. Five other Chinese soldiers were injured in the attack. 　　Shen was a member of the engineering detachment of the fourth Chinese peacekeeping force to Mali. He arrived in the West African country on May 18 along with 194 fellow soldiers to perform a yearlong peacekeeping task. 　　Coming from a village in central China’s Henan Province， Shen joined the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in 2005. He would have retired from the military next year. 　　Since the inception of MINUSMA in 2013， more than 70 UN peacekeepers have lost their lives and around 300 have been injured in Mali. 　　 Cleaning Up the Soil 　　Changjiang Daily June 2 　　The Central Government has recently released an action plan to rehabilitate the country’s vast tracts of poisoned land―the first move taken by China’s top authorities to fight against soil pollution nationwide. 　　The plan unveils many problems regarding China’s soil pollution and sets three goals： By 2020， the decline in soil quality and the expansion of polluted areas will be arrested. By 2030， all risks will be under control. By 2050， a virtuous cycle will be established to ensure that rejuvenated soil remains that way. 　　Though these goals look conservative and cautious， the planning is realistic. There is currently no legislation on preventing and controlling soil pollution， and technical difficulties remain in assessing soil， said Chen Jining， Minister of Environmental Protection， at a press conference in mid-March. That’s why it took China three years to roll out the plan， which is one year overdue. 　　Those responsible for poisoning the soil will be obliged to restore it―this is the most applauded measure in the plan. Lifelong accountability is a powerful tool in order