A recent investigation by The Washington Post has revealed the intricate involvement of Chinese gangs, Chinese officials, and Myanmar's Junta in making Myanmar's Kokang region a central hub for the global online scam industry. The report highlights how Beijing initially supported ethnic Chinese criminal leaders in Kokang, who later turned their focus on Chinese targets as the economy slowed. This shift prompted China to change its stance, although it retains the potential to revert to its previous approach. Additionally, Chinese brokers have been implicated in laundering hundreds of millions for global crime groups. The investigation also sheds light on China's true back room role in these notorious scams.
CHINESE BROKERS LAUNDER HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS FOR GLOBAL CRIME GROUPS-FT
An investigation details how Chinese gangs, Chinese officials, and Myanmar's Junta made Myanmar's Kokang region a key hub in the global online scam industry (Washington Post) https://t.co/5eN1sOqeW1 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/Myv4Y5Y31L
An excellent deep dive into how Beijing cultivated ethnic Chinese criminal leadership of Kokang, before they got too greedy & began targeting Chinese, as the economy slowed. China has changed its tune for now, but can always put the Crime back in DIME. https://t.co/6EZMEQ0UV1
China cultivated high-rolling crime families before turning on them. @washingtonpost https://t.co/IPmeT1j31F
A startling investigation from The Post about these notorious scams in Myanmar and China’s true back room role. https://t.co/b1yRTaH1Nd