CHINA-SOLOMON ISLANDS: GROUP OF POLICE OFFICERS GO TO CHINA FOR TRAINING IN POLICING TECHNIQUES
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The South China Morning Post (October 12) reported that a group of 32 police officers from
the Solomon Islands has flown to China to train in policing techniques and improve their
understanding of Chinese culture, the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force said in a statement.
China has provided public order management training to police in the Solomon Islands since
the two countries signed a security pact in April. The 32 officers would visit different police
stations in China during their month-long visit. At a White House summit with Pacific Island
leaders last month, the US, seeking to counter China’s rising influence in the strategically
important region, said it would send FBI law enforcement trainers to the Solomon Islands this
year.
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