China to Donate Over $400,000 in Police Gear to Vanuatu: Minister

Vanuatu says it will sign a policing agreement with China that includes motorcycles, drones and other equipment, on top of existing training programs. Image via the Chinese embassy in Vanuatu.

Vanuatu’s interior minister has said China will donate hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of police equipment to the Pacific island nation, local media reported Tuesday, as Beijing deepens its influence in the region.

Internal Affairs Minister Andrew Solomon Napuat said Beijing will donate motorcycles, drones and other gear worth over $400,000 to his country’s Police Force, the Vanuatu Daily Post reported.

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