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Posted on January 17, 2025
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Chinese and Thai police arrested 12 suspects in fraud operations involving missing Chinese nationals. China pledges continued crackdowns on telecom fraud.
(Corrects paragraph 2 spelling of "security")
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese and Thai police have jointly arrested 12 domestic and foreign criminal suspects in scam operations that led to Chinese nationals going missing and getting trapped, the Asian giant said on Friday.
In a statement, China's state security ministry vowed to keep up a "high-pressure crackdown" on cross-border telecoms network fraud.
On Thursday, Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged crackdowns by Southeast Asian nations on online gambling and telecom fraud, adding that a slew of such cases on the Thai-Myanmar border threatened and harmed citizens of China and other countries.
(This story has been refiled to correct the spelling of 'security' in paragraph 2)
(Reporting by Liz Lee and Beijing newsroom; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
The main topic is the joint arrest by Chinese and Thai police of suspects involved in cross-border fraud operations.
The suspects were involved in telecom fraud and online gambling operations leading to missing Chinese nationals.
China is maintaining a high-pressure crackdown on cross-border telecom fraud and urging Southeast Asian countries to take similar actions.
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