China and the US signed in Washington Tuesday afternoon a
memorandum of understanding on cooperation in deployment of air
marshals.
Under the MOU, the two countries will cooperate in the
deployment of air marshals on board their respective flights
entering and exiting the territory of the other side.
The signing of the document is one of the major achievements the
two countries have made under within the framework of Sino-US long
and medium-term anti-terror exchange and cooperation.
It will help strengthen security on commercial airliners
entering and exiting the territories of the US and China.
(Xinhua News Agency April 20, 2006)
