Police officers undergo a ropes course during a competition at a training base in Shanghai on Tuesday. Eight teams from different local public security bureaus take part in the competition, including skills of driving, computer operating and shooting.

Police officers try to climb over a mock electric net during a competition at a training base in Shanghai.

A police officer tries to cross a mock river via a rope bridge during a competition at a training base in Shanghai.

A police officer lies on the ground after he is 'fatally' shot by an assailant during a competition at a training base in Shanghai.

(China Daily November 15, 2006)