Is China Really Powerless to Stop the ‘Scamdemic’? The Truth Is More Complex

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By Charlie Campbell January 21, 2025 4:00 AM EST P ale, gaunt, and with a freshly shaved head, Chinese actor Wang Xing sat flanked by Thai police in the border town of Mae Sot on Jan. 7 to discuss his terrifying ordeal . The 31-year-old had flown to Bangkok for what he thought was a meeting with Thai movie executives. Instead, he was trafficked across the border to wartorn Myanmar’s lawless Myawaddy region, where he was forcibly put to work conducting online scams. “The environment was very

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