Chinese Embassy sponsors Kung-Fu and Investigation training for Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department

On July 30, 2015, Chinese police began a 3-month training program to teach kung-fu to officers from the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) in South Africa (伊库莱尼市政警察局中国功夫培训班). The Chinese Kung Fu training class was co-sponsored by the Chinese Embassy and Consulate in South Africa and the Municipal Police Department of Ikuleni, sponsored and undertaken by the South African Guangdong General Chamber of Commerce. Shaolin Temple monk Qin Xuansheng (Dharma name Xing Seng) would be in charge of teaching Shaolin boxing and equipment, Tai Chi, capture, Sanshou and other Chinese kung fu to about 20 policemen of the Ikuleni Police School to improve the local police’s melee combat ability to better fight crime in the future. In September, 7 EMPD officers would also be sent to the National Police University of China to receive investigation training.

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The amount of funding provided by China for this training is unknown.

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