From 16 to 21 October 2026, the Chinese Police Expert Team to Vanuatu visited Santo and Malekula Islands to conduct a series of police skills training sessions.

The training covered a range of practical policing skills, including police tactical techniques, vehicle checks and inspections, drone operations, and the use of body-worn cameras. A total of 30 Vanuatu police officers from the Northern Command and Malampa Provincial Police Headquarters participated in the training.

Superintendent James David Zetrick, Director of the Vanuatu Police Training College, accompanied the Chinese Police Expert Team and participated in the training activities. noted that this training would effectively raise awareness of standardized law enforcement and improve the practical police skills of frontline officers on the remote islands. He thanked the Chinese police expert team for their dedication to developing the law enforcement capabilities of officers on these islands, and said he hoped the training would be extended to more remote islands.

During the visit, the team also called at Lakatoro Secondary and Primary School on Malekula Island, where they carried out a community policing activity.