Google Translate says "和平精英" means to "Peace Elite". Is that an accurate translation? I assume "Elite" in this context is a noun referring to elite soldiers?
"反恐精英" on the other hand, should be translated to "Counter-terrorism elite". But "反恐(Counter-terrorism) 精英(elite)" itself is a non-literal translation of Counter-Strike.
Don't take that name too seriously, I don't think there is anything to it other than to make it sound better.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Life_(video_game) (Notice the language selection)
It was less popular than Counter-Strike (which was acronymized as CS) in China when I was young. And I didn’t bothered with the translation for years before I realized the correct one.