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China, neighbors target telecom scam centers

Authorities from China, Myanmar and Thailand have agreed to intensify cooperation to dismantle all telecom scam compounds. China's Ministry of Public Security announced on Sunday that all suspects in Myanmar's Myawaddy and other telecom fraud hubs would be arrested. The decision was made during a recent ministerial meeting on joint efforts against telecom fraud attended by law enforcement agencies from the three countries. Thanks to their joint efforts, over 5,400 Chinese nationals suspected of fraud in Myawaddy have been repatriated in 2025, marking significant progress in the tripartite campaign. This is not the first time China has collaborated with Southeast Asian countries to combat telecom fraud. In November 2024, the Chinese ministry announced that all large-scale telecom fraud centers located near the China-Myanmar border in northern Myanmar had been eradicated.

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