Chinese and Thai police announced on Friday ( Jan 17 ) that they have jointly detained 12 domestic and foreign criminal suspects in connection with scheming that resulted in Chinese nationals disappearing and being trapped.
In a statement, China’s position security government vowed to keep up a “high-pressure assault” on cross-border telco system scams.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged South Asian countries to crack down on online gaming and telecommunication fraud on Thursday, noting that numerous cases of this on the Thai-Myanmar border threatened and harmed Chinese and other citizens.