China continues to help Myanmar crack down on fraud, online scams

The police will conduct a thorough investigation into the clues about Chinese citizens who are illegally detained abroad, and urge law enforcement departments of relevant countries and regions to severely punish criminals and resolutely protect the personal safety and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens, it said.

On Sept 3, police in Yunnan's Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture and police in Myanmar successfully dismantled 11 fraud networks in northern Myanmar in a joint operation, detaining 269 suspects, including 186 Chinese nationals. The Chinese criminals were handed over to Chinese police and repatriated.