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

  • A Chinese government minister, Liu Zhongyi, met over 1,000 alleged scam center workers on the Thailand-Myanmar border on February 17, as reported by Thai media.
  • The Karen Border Guard Force is prepared to hand over 500 individuals linked to cyber scams to Thailand daily following large-scale operations.
  • Chinese foreign affairs spokesman Guo Jiakun confirmed that Beijing is collaborating with multiple countries to combat online gambling and telecom 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 […]

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