The Thai leader says that the discussions with Xi Jinping will focus on online scamming operations, tourism, and air pollution.

Liu Zhongyi, a Chinese assistant minister of public security, and his delegation visited the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) in Nonthaburi on Monday, to seek support from bureau chief Pol Lt-General Trairong Phiwpan in combating these scams.

A visiting Chinese public security minister said scam-center gangs employ more than 100,000 callers, with those in Myanmar’s Myawaddy area a particular concern.

We are all vulnerable to the rapid spread of phone scams – including, it seems, world leaders. Thailand’s prime minister has revealed she got a call from an AI system, demanding money in the voice of another famous head of government.

The recent kidnapping of a Chinese actor on the Thailand-Myanmar border has turned the spotlight on the international criminal gangs responsible for luring Chinese citizens abroad and forcing them to take part in telecoms scams.

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK - Thailand's visa waiver programme for Chinese nationals has come under scrutiny after the high-profile alleged kidnapping of a Chinese actor and similar crimes stoked worries over tourism and security.

In a significant move to combat transnational crime, Thai and Chinese authorities met at the Royal Thai Police Headquarters on January 28, 2025, to strengthen their collaborative efforts against call

News of the joint crime-fighting effort comes after top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urges Asean countries to crack down on cross-border fraud.

BANGKOK: Thailand and China will work together to combat fast-growing networks of illegal call centres along the Thai border with Myanmar and Cambodia, often staffed by trafficked workers, that aim to defraud people in phone and online scams.

Regime says criminal border syndicates are supplied by neighboring country, while civilian National Unity Government pledges international cooperation to eradicate call center gangs.

The recent kidnapping of a Chinese actor on the Thailand-Myanmar border has turned the spotlight on the international criminal gangs responsible for luring Chinese citizens abroad and forcing them to take part in telecoms scams.

Thailand last year helped facilitate the transfer of some 900 Chinese nationals who had been trapped in scam centres in Myawaddy back to their country. Sign up here. Worldcategory ICC prosecutor ...