China Provides Sixth Batch of Police Attaches 2018 (linked to project ID#64964, 49130, 90311, 90312)

On July 3, 2018, the Chinese ambassador to Fiji met with the sixth police delegation from China to Fiji. The officers were to assist with the training and development of the Fiji police force. Project #64964: first attachment of officers in 2011 Project #49130: third attachment of officers in 2015 Project #90311: fourth attachment of officers in 2016 Project #90312: fifth attachment of officers in 2017 Project #90310: sixth attachment of officers in 2018 On April 18, 2011, China Ministry of Public Security signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fiji's Ministry of Defence, National Security and Policing about police cooperation on anti-terrorism and anti-crime. According to the MoU, the two sides will provide training of police personnel and meeting of working groups, and will also have technical cooperation in police science and the technology of police equipment. The MoU has an effective period of 5 years. Trainings are conducted by China's the Ministry of Public Security, and by 2015 around 60 Fijian officers had participated in training exchanges. In 2017, the MoU was extended for a further five years.

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1. Information on the second group could not be found, and it is not clear which year it occurred in. 2. A sixth-month visit was estimated, based on visits in previous years.

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