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A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers

  • A Chinese government minister met 1,030 alleged forced scam center workers near the Thailand-Myanmar border on February 17, as reported by Thai media.
  • Around 600 Chinese nationals will be returned home after being rescued from scam gangs in Myanmar, according to officials' announcements.
  • Beijing is actively cooperating to eradicate online gambling and telecom fraud in collaboration with Thailand and Myanmar, stated Chinese foreign affairs spokesman Guo Jiakun.
  • Following recent operations, approximately 731 individuals from eight countries have been rescued from scam operations in Myanmar, according to a local official in Myawaddy.
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The Straits TimesThe Straits Times

Chinese minister meets Myanmar scam centre workers

Public Security Assistant Minister Liu Zhongyi took a tour around the Mae Sot-Myawaddy crossings.

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Chinese officials visit Thai-Myanmar border, highlight crackdown on fraud centers

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 […]

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CAMBODIA Donations to the Cambodian Red Cross: suspicious links with online scam centers

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.

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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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Bangkok PostBangkok Post

China joins scam crusade

China has stepped up efforts to suppress international scam gangs along the Thai-Myanmar border by sending its assistant minister of public security, Liu Zhongyi, to visit the area and seek support to step up the crackdown.

·Bangkok, Thailand
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The Nation Thailand broke the news in Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday, February 16, 2025.
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