STORY: China-Croatia joint police patrol to improve security in Croatian tourist cities
DATELINE: July 17, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:33
LOCATION: Zagreb
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Chinese police officers arriving at the launching ceremony
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): QI QIANJIN, Chinese Ambassador to Croatia
3. Croatian national anthem playing at the ceremony
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): QI QIANJIN, Chinese Ambassador to Croatia
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZORICA LAUSIC, Chief of the International Police Cooperation Division at the Croatian Interior Ministry
6. various of Chinese police officers
7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): XU JIANJUN, Chief officer of the Chinese patrol team

STORYLINE:

Eight Chinese police officers have joined their Croatian counterparts to patrol in four major Croatian tourist cities for one month in order to better serve tourists, especially Chinese tourists, in the country.

This year's joint police patrol project was launched on Sunday at the Chinese embassy in Croatia's capital Zagreb and has been the fourth of such kind since 2018.

Qi Qianjin, Chinese ambassador to Croatia, Irena Vuksanovic, state secretary of the Croatian Interior Ministry, Zorica Lausic, chief of the International Police Cooperation Division at the Croatian Interior Ministry and the eight Chinese police officers attended Sunday's ceremony.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): QI QIANJIN, Chinese Ambassador to Croatia
"China-Croatia Joint Police Patrol during the tourist season was first launched in 2018, and this year is the fourth time. A total of 30 Chinese police officers have joined this project and carried out joint patrols with their Croatian counterparts at famous scenic spots in Croatia to provide security services for tourists from China and other countries."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): QI QIANJIN, Chinese Ambassador to Croatia
"I believe that with Croatia's formal accession to the Schengen Area and the Eurozone this year, more and more Chinese tourists will visit Croatia and China-Croatia tourism cooperation will be further strengthened."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZORICA LAUSIC, Chief of the International Police Cooperation Division at the Croatian Interior Ministry
"All this makes us very proud and confirms our common success within the project of 'safe tourist destination,' which would not have been possible without you, our strong partners."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): XU JIANJUN, Chief officer of the Chinese patrol team
"We came to Croatia to conduct a joint patrol to better serve Chinese tourists and Croatian people. We come to improve and deepen cooperation between the law enforcement between our two countries."

This tourism season's China-Croatia joint police patrol will be conducted in Zagreb, Zadar, Plitvice Lakes National Park and Dubrovnik, all of which are main tourist destinations in Croatia.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zagreb.
(XHTV)