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Police to employ civilians

CHINA'S armed police plan to employ more than 1,000 civilians by the end of 2010 to serve in non-combat positions, the Headquarters of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force said yesterday. Civilians will fill... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Fri, Apr 18 2008

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