Why China may face ‘scrutiny’ over using police diplomacy to help developing world
China is increasing its police diplomacy efforts, including repatriating citizens from online scam centers and providing tactical training to foreign police forces. On Thursday, 200 Chinese nationals were rescued from online scam centers in Myanmar and repatriated to China, with more expected to return in the coming days. Simultaneously, Chinese liaison officers concluded police tactical training for local officers in the Solomon Islands earlier this month.
These actions reflect China's growing role as a security partner in developing countries and its efforts to protect its overseas interests as a major global economy and investor. The repatriation operation followed visits to Thailand and Myanmar by a Chinese public security official to coordinate on cyber fraud operations. In the Solomon Islands, the police training covered topics such as DNA evidence identification and telecoms fraud investigation, aiming to improve the operational capabilities of local officers. This comes as Australia has also pledged significant support to the Solomon Islands' police force, seemingly to reduce its reliance on external partners.
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China is increasing its police diplomacy efforts, including repatriating citizens from online scam centers and providing tactical training to foreign police forces. On Thursday, 200 Chinese nationals were rescued from online scam centers in Myanmar and repatriated to China, with more expected to return in the coming days. Simultaneously, Chinese liaison officers concluded police tactical training for local officers in the Solomon Islands earlier this month.
These actions reflect China's growing role as a security partner in developing countries and its efforts to protect its overseas interests as a major global economy and investor. The repatriation operation followed visits to Thailand and Myanmar by a Chinese public security official to coordinate on cyber fraud operations. In the Solomon Islands, the police training covered topics such as DNA evidence identification and telecoms fraud investigation, aiming to improve the operational capabilities of local officers. This comes as Australia has also pledged significant support to the Solomon Islands' police force, seemingly to reduce its reliance on external partners.
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