China to train 3,000 foreign law enforcement officers to protect overseas interests

Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong says Beijing will also send consultants to help countries improve law enforcement and tackle cross-border crime

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Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong delivers a speech at the 2024 Conference of Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Lianyungang on Monday. Photo: Xinhua

Published: 10:00pm, 10 Sep 2024

China will help to train 3,000 foreign law enforcement officials over the next year to tackle global security issues and better protect Chinese interests beyond its borders, the country’s public security minister said.

Wang Xiaohong made the pledge in a speech on Monday at the opening of the 2024 Conference of the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Lianyungang, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, China Daily reported.

China will also send police consultants and working units to countries to help improve their law enforcement capacity, conduct joint patrols and investigations, and tackle cross-border crime, Wang said.

Beijing is seeking ways to boost its presence beyond its borders to protect overseas interests while offering an alternative to Western-led global security governance.

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In the past year, China has worked with all parties to implement in-depth global security initiatives, and will continue to promote the development of the global public security governance system in a “more fair, reasonable and efficient direction”, Wang said, according to state news agency Xinhua.