China’s Ministry of Public Security Hosts Training of Senior South Korean Police Officers at the Chinese Criminal Police Academy

2019-11-20, Asia News Agency [TRANSLATION]

Ten Police officers, including Kang Seok-hyun (강석현), the Director of Foreign Affairs at the Incheon Police Agency, trained in China. [Note: Kang has since been promoted to Chief of Incheon Western Police Station in South Korea on August 7, 2020.]

The “2019 Korean High-ranking Police Officer Training Class” was inaugurated at the Chinese Criminal Police Academy in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China hosted by the Ministry of Public Security.

This 15-day training class started on the morning of November 11, 2019, and 10 South Korean police officers are in training.

The purpose of the training was known as a high-level exchange training program between South Korea and China to strengthen the public security cooperation relationship.

Through this training, an understanding of the police system between the two countries as well as effective combined countermeasures against international crimes will be discussed. In particular, public security cooperation between the two countries is expected to be further strengthened.

At the opening ceremony on November 12, 2019, Hak Hong Gyu (학홍규), the superintendent of the institute, welcomed all the trainees and took a commemorative photo.  It was attended by Deputy Superintendent Wen Gwang Rim (원광림) and international exchange staff as well as the entire student body.

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“China and Korea live in the neighborhood, and are good brothers and partners,” said Wen. “Since diplomatic relations in 1992, the two countries have been steadily developing,” he said.

In June 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in to explore the roadmap of bilateral relations with a wider perspective and to develop friendly and cooperative relations to create China-led “New Silk Road” Strategic Initiatives–inland and offshore new Silk Road economic belts called “One Belt One Road.”  They have agreed to strive for peace, stability and prosperity in the two countries by strengthening mutual cooperation within the framework of One Belt One Road (Belt and Road).

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Kang Seok-hyun (강석현), Director of Foreign Affairs, Incheon Police Agency, South Korea, said, “Through this training, we expect that this training will be a good opportunity to further enhance operational relations by feeling the same as the Chinese police by sharing and learning valuable experiences and various techniques of Chinese police investigations.”

Meanwhile, during this training period, trainees will not only study subjects such as the Chinese police system, Chinese judicial system, Chinese political situation and anti-terrorism measures in China, large-scale security activities, cyber crime investigation, and the investigation process and evidence collection, but also Chinese culture such as the Chinese language, calligraphy, and Tai Chi.  Also, trainees are assigned to the public security practice department to observe police work.

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