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China, neighbors target telecom scam centers

Authorities from China, Myanmar and Thailand have agreed to intensify cooperation to dismantle all telecom scam compounds. China's Ministry of Public Security announced on Sunday that all suspects in Myanmar's Myawaddy and other telecom fraud hubs would be arrested. The decision was made during a recent ministerial meeting on joint efforts against telecom fraud attended by law enforcement agencies from the three countries. Thanks to their joint efforts, over 5,400 Chinese nationals suspected of fraud in Myawaddy have been repatriated in 2025, marking significant progress in the tripartite campaign. This is not the first time China has collaborated with Southeast Asian countries to combat telecom fraud. In November 2024, the Chinese ministry announced that all large-scale telecom fraud centers located near the China-Myanmar border in northern Myanmar had been eradicated.

Yellow alert for typhoon renewed

China's national observatory on Sunday renewed a yellow alert for Typhoon Danas as it is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the southern parts of the country. From Sunday evening to Monday morning, it is expected to cross the Taiwan Strait from south to north and may either brush past or make landfall along the island's western coast, according to the National Meteorological Center. On Monday, the typhoon will enter the East China Sea and gradually approach coastal areas from the northern parts of Fujian province to central and southern Zhejiang province, the NMC said. From 8 am Sunday to 8 am Monday, strong gales are forecast to affect parts of the South China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, waters east of Taiwan, the Bashi Channel, and sections of the East China Sea, as well as coastal regions of Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang and Taiwan island, according to the NMC. During the same period, heavy to torrential rainfall is expected in southeastern Zhejiang, northeastern Fujian, and across Taiwan island.

Xinhua