China identified 36 trafficked and online trafficking gangs in Myanmar

Liu Zhongyi, a senior official of the Chinese Ministry of Public Security, is leading the delegation to Thailand to discuss with the country’s officials on measures to deal with the abduction, human trafficking, online fraud. gender.

Liu said the Chinese police have identified 36 trafficking gangs with more than 100,000 members who are carrying out phone scams, mostly targeting Chinese people. These gangs are operating in Myanmar’s town of Myawaddy.

Myawaddy, adjacent to Thailand’s Mae Sot district, is a recent hot spot, when recorded many cases of kidnapping actors and Chinese models on online cheating lines, making public opinion in the country pay attention.

Beijing and Bangkok have pledged to cooperate and set up at least one coordinating center to suppress the gang in Myawaddy and related human trafficking lines.

The Chinese Ministry of Public Security delegation came to Thailand to work in the context of Thai Prime Minister Petongtongtarn Shinawatra preparing to visit China on February 5. She will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in an attempt to ease the worries of Chinese tourists about safety in Thailand due to human trafficking.

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 of them were shaved. During three days of being locked up, Vuong Tinh was trained in cheating skills through the message. On January 7, the Thai police rescued Vuong in Myanmar.

The incident caused shock, creating widespread fear that Chinese tourists simultaneously canceled flights to Thailand, blowing strongly into the tourism industry of this country. Prime Minister Shinawatra had to reassure and affirmed that Thailand ensures security and safety for visitors.