US lawmakers accuse China of using UN peacekeeping forces to spy on countries

“These are long-standing concerns about whether this designation is cover to advance military and intelligence objectives in regions where the US has strategic interests.”

“That said, I don’t think for a second that they don’t serve a dual purpose as eyes and ears on the ground for the Chinese Communist Party,” added Waltz.

Washington’s top diplomat in New York said that part of the US reform agenda included using its influence on the UN Security Council

to streamline and downsize the South Sudan operation, an area where China

has major energy and geopolitical interests.