Italian Carabinieri policeman Fernando Giorgi: Sino-Italian joint patrol as a new landmark for the opening-up of China

Fernando Giorgi, Italian Carabinieri policeman joining in the 2018 Sino-Italian joint patrol

Since the beginning of the reform and opening-up policy, the friendly relationship between China and Italy has continued to develop with increasing cooperation and exchanges in various fields. According to the Memorandum on Joint Police Patrol signed by the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China and Italian Ministry of Interior, the Chinese and Italian police have implemented a program on joint patrol in two countries. Particularly Chinese police officers have been to Italy to undertake joint patrol three times respectively in May 2016, June 2017 and May this year. In turn, in April 2017, four Italian police officers patrolled in Beijing and Shanghai with Chinese police officers for the first time. This year, eight Italian Carabinieri policemen visited Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi’an for a new round of joint patrol from July 16 to 27.

How do these handsome Italian policemen feel about patrolling in China? And how do they view such cooperation? We were honored to have Mr. Fernando Giorgi from the Italian Gendarmerie Army General Command, who is joining in the patrol in Shanghai, to share his firsthand experience.

International Shanghai and incredible Chinese police

Fernando attending the opening ceremony of the second Sino-Italian joint police patrol on the Bund