Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) – On November 14, 2025, a ministerial meeting on joint efforts to combat telecom and online fraud by China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam was held in Kunming, Yunnan Province. The six countries exchanged in-depth views on further joint efforts to combat transnational telecom and online fraud and reached a series of important consensuses.
The meeting pointed out that the current situation of transnational telecom and online fraud remains severe, seriously infringing upon the legitimate rights and interests of citizens of all countries and greatly jeopardizing regional economic development and social security and stability. Law enforcement agencies of the six countries need to further deepen international law enforcement cooperation, carry out joint operations, focus on clearing out fraud rings, and make every effort to apprehend those involved in fraud, jointly eradicating the "cancer" of telecom fraud and resolutely safeguarding the lives and property of citizens of all countries.
This meeting represents an important milestone in the joint law enforcement cooperation among the six countries to combat transnational telecom fraud. Law enforcement agencies of the six countries jointly signed an outcome document and conducted further consultations on the initiative proposed by China at the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum (Lianyungang) 2025 to "jointly establish an international alliance to combat telecom and online fraud." All parties expressed a strong willingness to jointly combat transnational telecom fraud, and clearly stated their commitment to jointly promote the implementation of the consensus reached in the outcome document, conduct multinational joint operations, establish a regular coordination mechanism, strengthen information sharing, continuously advance the repatriation and transfer of individuals involved in fraud, and constantly improve the effectiveness of the crackdown, jointly safeguarding regional peace and security. Interpol, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the Lancang-Mekong Integrated Law Enforcement and Security Cooperation Center participated in the meeting as observers.
It is understood that in recent years, the Chinese government has actively implemented global security and global governance initiatives, deepened law enforcement cooperation with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and other countries, established and improved cooperation mechanisms, and achieved remarkable results. In particular, since the beginning of this year, China, Myanmar, and Thailand have established a trilateral coordination mechanism to jointly combat and crack down on gambling and fraud crimes in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myanmar has repatriated over 5,500 suspects to China. Chinese and Lao police conducted joint operations, cracking down on four telecom fraud dens in the Golden Triangle Special Region of Laos, arresting over 600 suspects. Chinese and Vietnamese police conducted a joint special operation against telecom fraud and gambling crimes, successfully arresting 149 suspects. Chinese and Cambodian police intensified their joint efforts, arresting 2,141 suspects in Mondulkiri, Phnom Penh, and Svay Rieng in Cambodia; all have been repatriated and handed over to China. This series of joint operations has effectively deterred gambling and fraud syndicates.
A relevant official from the Ministry of Public Security stated that the multinational joint operation against transnational telecom fraud is still ongoing. Public security organs will continue to deepen international law enforcement cooperation with greater determination and effort, pushing joint operations to greater depths, resolutely eradicating criminal dens, and making every effort to apprehend suspects, effectively safeguarding the lives and property of the people.
