US EditionA top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
- A top Chinese security official, Liu Zhongyi, visited the Thai-Myanmar border to highlight efforts against online scams in Myanmar, according to Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.
- During Liu's visit, around 600 Chinese nationals from scam centers are expected to be repatriated to China, while Thai officials indicated that up to 10,000 more people could be repatriated, but only those ready to return.
- Dramatic stories of trafficking have caused alarm in China, damaging Thailand's reputation as a safe tourist destination amid reports of Chinese nationals abducted into scams.
- China's Foreign Ministry emphasized that it is cooperating with Thailand and Myanmar to combat online scams and protect citizens from such crimes, reinforcing bilateral efforts against fraud.
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A senior Chinese security official visited both sides of the Thai-Myanmar border on Monday ahead of an expected mass repatriation of workers in illegal industries as a drive to shut down Myanmar's online fraud hub appears to be gaining momentum.
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A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
BANGKOK (AP) — Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appeared to gain momentum on Monday as a top Chinese security official visited both sides of the Thai-Myanmar border ahead of expected large-scale repatriations of workers in the illicit industry. The visit by Liu Zhongyi, China’s vice minister of public security and commissioner […]
The charity, long linked to the government of Phnom Penh, has received millions of dollars from entrepreneurs linked to online scam centers in Southeast Asia. These are people, in some cases, sanctioned by Western governments. In the meantime, Myanmar and Thailand's operations continue under pressure from China to combat the phenomenon and free the victims of trafficking.
Myanmar says it attaches great importance to severely cracking down on online gambling, telecom fraud
The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar on Sunday evening issued a statement, saying that China and Myanmar had an in-depth exchange of views on further strengthening China-Myanmar law enforcement and security cooperation and jointly combating cross-border crimes
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