"The presence of armed police will enable immediate responses to emergencies and effectively combat violent crimes."

Yan Zhengbin, deputy director of the Ministry of Public Security's management bureau, announcing more armed police are to be deployed nationwide.

"This is an important step forward to reduce tensions at sea in the region."

Admiral Harry B. Harris, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet, after more than 20 countries in the Pacific region unanimously approved The Code for Unplanned Encounters at the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao on Tuesday.

(China Daily 04/27/2014 page1)