History
The Beijing SWAT unit and Snow Leopard Commando Unit were unveiled in a demonstration at the Beijing Police Academy on April 27, 2006 as part of a public relations effort to illustrate the capabilities of the People's Armed Police to deal with terrorism issues, protection of delegates, and to enforce law and order in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The unit has in recent years received training and advice from Western counter-terrorist units such as France's Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion (RAID) unit.
On June 2008, the unit's 120-operator No. 1 Detachment was renamed Blue Sword Commando Unit.
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