BEIJING: On Thursday ( Feb. 6), Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for the” strong measures” her country has taken against scam centers targeting Chinese citizens from neighboring Myanmar.
In Thailand’s effort to rebuild its tourism industry in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, China is a significant industry.
However, several tourists have been spooked by information of kidnapped and taken to shady locations in Myanmar’s neighbor.
During a meeting with the Thai prime minister in Beijing, Xi stated that” China appreciates the vigorous measures that Thailand has taken to fight online gaming, phone, and online ripoffs.”
” The two factors may continue to strengthen participation in safety, law enforcement and criminal participation” in order to “protect women’s lives and property”, Xi added.
Authorities in Thailand supposedly closed off the power supply to five places in Myanmar where fraud centers are located.
Bangkok has referred to the hoax centers as a “national safety issue.”
In an economy experts claim is worth billions of dollars, they have grown in Myanmar’s violent borderlands, which are run by criminal gangs and run by smuggled foreigners who are forced to extort their neighbors.
Wang Xing, a Taiwanese artist, reportedly received help from a Myanmar cyber-fraud facility in January.
The number of Chinese visitors visiting Thailand for the Lunar New Year holiday quickly decreased in comparison to previous years after his alleged abduction.