China Says It Wants Better Equipment For Its Police

REUTERS (BEIJING)--A 28 May 2007 report states China's police need more advanced equipment and want the authorities to step up investment in particular ahead of next year's Beijing Olympics, a senior official said on Monday. China has vowed to put on an incident-free Olympic Games, despite fears that they might be upstaged by protests or violence on the sidelines. "As the Beijing Olympics approach, investment in public security equipment is gradually rising to ensure the Games' security," Mao Fujin, deputy head of the Ministry of Public Security's procurement department, told a news conference.

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