China, Italy carry out joint patrol program during peak travel seasons

File photo taken on May 28, 2018 shows a ceremony held to symbolically mark the start of the third year of law enforcement cooperation between China and Italy in Rome, Italy. In 2014, China and Italy agreed to launch the joint patrol program during peak travel seasons. Since May 2016, China has sent three groups of police officers to patrol streets in Italy. Italian officers were first invited to the joint patrol in Beijing and Shanghai in April 2017. (Xinhua/Alberto Lingria)