Wang Yi urges Myanmar to intensify scam crackdown
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Summary
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi used a series of meetings in Beijing linked to the 11th Lancang-Mekong Cooperation foreign ministers’ meeting to press neighbouring countries on security and economic cooperation. In his meeting with Myanmar minister Aung Kyaw Hoe, Wang called for stronger action against online gambling and telecom fraud, saying disorder in Myawaddy must not be allowed to return. He also said China supports political reconciliation in Myanmar and backs the country’s new government in stabilising the situation, developing the economy, improving livelihoods and pursuing national revitalisation. Separate meetings with Thai, Lao and Cambodian counterparts also stressed deeper strategic communication, practical cooperation and continued anti-scam enforcement.
Key Points
- Wang met Myanmar National Planning, Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Minister Aung Kyaw Hoe in Beijing during the Lancang-Mekong foreign ministers’ meeting.
- He said China and Myanmar should balance development and security while steadily advancing key China-Myanmar Economic Corridor projects and energy-resource cooperation.
- Wang urged Myanmar to intensify the crackdown on online gambling and telecom fraud and stop chaos in Myawaddy from resurfacing.
- He also expressed hope that Myanmar would take concrete measures to protect Chinese personnel, institutions and projects inside the country.
- Aung Kyaw Hoe said Myanmar would work with China and regional countries against telecom fraud and welcomed more Chinese investment.
- Wang also met Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak, saying China is willing to strengthen strategic communication with Thailand, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and advance the China-Thailand community with a shared future. In a separate meeting with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongsavanh, Wang said China is ready to steadily advance the China-Laos community with a shared future, a position the Lao side endorsed. On Wednesday, Wang met Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn in Beijing and said the two sides should keep preparing for the next stage of high-level exchanges, deepen practical cooperation in infrastructure and agriculture, and continue a hard-line campaign against telecom fraud. Wang said anti-fraud efforts must not stop and that scam crime must not be allowed to make a comeback, while the Cambodian side said it would continue combating online gambling and telecom fraud and raise bilateral law-enforcement and security cooperation
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers, the meetings show Beijing treating cross-border scam compounds and related security risks as a regional diplomatic priority rather than only a law-enforcement issue. The emphasis on protecting Chinese personnel and projects, alongside keeping fraud networks from re-emerging in places such as Myawaddy, points to continued pressure on neighbouring governments whose cooperation affects Chinese citizens and businesses across the region.