China to train thousands of foreign law enforcement officers to pose itself as global security leader
Chinese police
China will train thousands of foreign law enforcement officers over the next 12 months, as a part of its efforts to position itself as a global security leader.
The country will also send police consultants to countries for conducting training to improve their law enforcement capabilities.
Minister of Public Security, Wang Xiaohong, told an annual global security forum on Monday, "We will [also] send police consultants to countries in need to conduct training to help them quickly and effectively improve their law enforcement capabilities."
Xiaohong was speaking in the eastern city of Lianyungang and was addressing law enforcement representatives from 122 countries, regions, and international organisations such as Interpol.
However, the police have not provided the details on the officers or countries who will receive the training.
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Global Security Initiative launched in 2022
Chinese leader Xi Jinping launched the Global Security Initiative (GSI) in 2022, which makes China a facilitator to "improve global security governance...and promote durable peace."
In the past year, China has already trained 2,700 foreign law enforcement officials.
Last year, China highlighted that the GSI sought to encourage greater cooperation between tertiary-level military and police academies, and was “willing to provide other developing countries with 5,000 training opportunities in the next five years to train professionals for addressing global security issues”.
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However, some human rights groups have voiced concerns that recent training programmes for African police officers introduce Communist party-style authoritarian tactics, adding that they are majorly focused on protecting Chinese commercial interests in those countries, often connected to Beijing's state-run foreign investment programme, the Belt and Road Initiative.
Last year, China stated that the GSI sought to boost greater cooperation between tertiary-level military and police academics and was "willing to provide other developing countries with 5,000 training opportunities in the next five years to train professionals for addressing global security issues."
(With inputs from agencies)
