China drains Myanmar’s natural wealth amid cyber scam operations

Mekong 6 ramp up joint war on cross-border scams

Six Mekong–Lancang nations have signed a new agreement to strengthen their joint response to transnational telecom and online fraud, following a ministerial meeting on 14 November in Kunming, China. According to Bangkok Post, representatives from China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam adopted a series of urgent measures aimed at dismantling what authorities describe as a fast-evolving criminal ecosystem that moves illicit funds and…

China drains Myanmar’s natural wealth amid cyber scam operations

China drains Myanmar’s natural wealth amid cyber scam operations Naypyidaw, Nov 17 (IANS) China’s involvement in cyber scam centres in Myanmar represents just one aspect of a broader strategy to exploit the country’s governance collapse for resource extraction, a report highlighted on Monday. It added that by publicly conducting anti-scam operations while backing the military junta that facilitates these activities, China systematically drains M…