The reasons for the Thai – Myanmar border becomes a hot spot

The rescue of Chinese abducted actors recently made the focus of attention pouring into the abduction, human trafficking, fraudulent criminal network on the Telecommunications network on the Thai – Myanmar border.

The most noticeable incident was the rescue of actor Vuong Tinh. At the end of December 2024, Vuong received an invitation to play in a film filming in Thailand. After landing to Bangkok in January, he was taken to a center in the Myanmar – Thailand border area.

Wang said that dozens of Chinese people were kept here, all forced to shave their heads. During three days of being locked up, the criminal trained Vuong Tinh skilled scam skilled through text messages. On January 7, the Thai police rescued the king in Myanmar, confirming the actor was a trafficker victim. After this incident, many people also shared online about themselves or relatives trapped with similar fraud.

Many areas in Southeast Asia have become the area for fraudulent corporations mainly run by Chinese people, have a deep relationship with Chinese criminal organizations. Most victims are also Chinese. SCMP It is said that these areas have a geographical location close to China and border control, loose law enforcement.

After China organized domestic criminal suppressions, many gangs left the country to Southeast Asia to operate. The American Peace Institute (USIP) in 2024 statistics of 305,000 fraudsters and human traffickers in Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, illicit profits of 39 billion USD every year.

Unemployment in China also contributed to increasing the number of victims tricked to fraudulent centers with the promise of “lightweight salary”. A family with victims falling into the hands of gangs invited other families to provide information on the online list. There are 2,000 cases listed, mostly men under 30 years old.

Myanmar is a hot spot due to a common border with China and is going on a conflict between government troops and rebel groups, including some groups of Chinese origin.

This situation has allowed gangs to operate without fear of punishment. Actor Vuong Tinh was rescued in the town of Myawaddy, Myanmar. This area was controlled by the Karen National Alliance (KNU).

In addition, there are networks and trafficking lines that are tightly organized, bringing people from underdeveloped areas in southwestern China across the border.

China plays an important role in the efforts to resolve fraudulent and human trafficking. The country made an effort to balance relations with the Myanmar government and rebel groups, including a major group of Chinese -original warriors in the Kokang border province. Beijing also actively mediates the media between the Myanmar army and the groups to maintain the border stability, ensuring a ceasefire.

China and five countries in Southeast Asia have established Lan Thuong – Mekong Lan Thuong – Mekong Law Cooperation Center (LMLCC) to coordinate to suppress criminals. In the first phase named Hai Au campaign, officials of countries have carried out 160 cases of destroying fraud, capturing more than 70,000 suspects, rescuing 160 victims.

Beijing also cooperates with the Myanmar government to prosecute Chinese -based criminals operating in border areas such as Kokang province, capturing key suspects and extradition to China.

One of them is Minh Hoc Xuong, the tycoon operating a large -scale telecommunications complex named Nguoc Tiger Tiger is notorious in Kokang, arrested in 2023. The head of three other criminal clan last year.

At the end of 2024, China announced that large telecommunications networks near the China -Myanmar border were wiped out, more than 53,000 suspects were arrested.

However, observers show that these criminal groups have moved to Myawaddy on the Myanmar – Thailand border, motivating Chinese officials and these two countries to have new action commitments.