# China security reforms

Paramilitary Sharpening Its Edge: Guangxi Unit Runs Rigorous Coach Training to Boost Combat Instruction

A Guangxi unit of the People’s Armed Police ran a 2026 coach-training course to produce standardized, proficient combat instructors. The programme focused on close-combat skills and lesson-plan standardisation, part of a broader PAP effort to professionalise training and boost grassroots readiness.