Training begins in Beijing for UN police missions

A training program for senior police officers from nine African countries has started in Beijing as China ramps up its standing as one of the leading peacekeeping forces in the United Nations.

Officers from more countries around the world are expected to receive training over the next five years.

Seventeen officers from Angola, Djibouti, Kenya, Liberia, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe are taking a two-week course at the Chinese People's Armed Police Forces Academy. The course began on Monday.