Officials to get emergency preparedness training

Directive follows rise in number of mass incidents, experts say

County-level cadres, who are at the lowest level of China's four-tiered government structure, may soon be atop the agenda of a national training center, as the country renews its attempt to combat rising social unrest amid major social and economic changes.

The Beijing-based Chinese Academy of Governance (CAG) was instructed by the State Council, or China's cabinet, on Sunday to improve the training of emergency response personnel, especially officials from the county level.