China Begins Repatriation From Thailand

China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday, after the rescued workers were taken across the border to Thailand and put on chartered flights to China.
Thousands in limbo on Thai-Myanmar border after scam centre crackdown
Thousands of foreigners freed from online scam-operating centres in Myanmar are stuck in limbo on the border with Thailand after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs, three sources told Reuters on Monday.
China and Thailand join forces to tackle multibillion-dollar scam crisis in Myanmar
A crackdown on Myanmar’s scam hubs has freed 10,000 workers, but concerns remain over the sustainability of the efforts against powerful crime syndicates.
Thailand, China, and Myanmar unite to crack down on call center gangs
BANGKOK: Leaders from Thailand, China and Myanmar were at hand on Thursday (Feb 20) to oversee the repatriation of Chinese nationals following the crackdown on call-centre scam syndicates.
China to fly back 200 nationals rescued from Myanmar scam centres, Thai official says
China will fly home about 200 of its nationals found in scam-running compounds on the Thai-Myanmar border, a Thai security official said on Tuesday, as part of a multinational effort to crack down on illegal online operations run from the region.
A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appeared to gain momentum on Monday as a top Chinese security official ...
Thailand’s tourism goals at risk
The nation's ambitious goal of attracting as many as nine million tourists from China this year looks in doubt, after the ...
Why China may face 'scrutiny' over using police diplomacy to help developing world
Chinese nationals rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar were repatriated to China, while hundreds more are expected to ...
Thailand’s tourism goal in doubt as Chinese travellers opt for Japan
Visa-free entries to Singapore and Malaysia have also drawn Chinese tourists away from the 'Land of Smiles' Thailand's ...
Is China Really Powerless to Stop the ‘Scamdemic’?
Following his ordeal, China’s embassies in Thailand and Myanmar have warned their citizens to beware of recruitment scams, ...
Nikkei Asia4d
Thai government walks tightrope between China and U.S.
But last month, Marco Rubio, while fielding questions from fellow U.S. senators considering his nomination to be secretary of state, vowed to lobby Thailand not to send back a group of 48 Uyghur men ...
Hosted on MSN6d
China urges Thailand to continue blackout of essential services across the border to Myanmar to deter human trafficking, criminal scam activities
China has called on Thailand to continue cutting off supply of essential services such as electricity, fuel, and Internet ...
The China crime fighter behind the call centre crackdown
The crackdown on border cyber-scam operations launched by Liu Zhongyi, China's Assistant Minister of Public Security, on Feb ...