China Provides Fifth Batch of Police Attaches 2017 (linked to project ID#64964, 49130, 90311,90310 )

In 2017, two police officers from China visited Fiji on a sixth month tour to provide assistance and training to the Fiji police. Both of the officers were specialized in criminal investigations and international co-operation. This is the fifth batch of police attaches from China to visit Fiji. 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. "驻斐济使馆举行安全防范知识讲座" establishes that the attaches were in Fiji for six months. A tour starting in July and ending in January was estimated based on tours from previous years.

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