Commentary: Southeast Asia’s scam centres are a new US-China battleground

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China and the US have a vested interest in supporting Southeast Asia’s anti-cyberfraud efforts, but cooperation between the two countries is unlikely, says this academic. SINGAPORE: Cyberfraud and the proliferation of massive online scam centres are growing problems throughout Southeast Asia. Both China and the United States have vested interests in combating such criminal activities. Unfortunately, the pragmatic application of solutions tends to get mired in geopolitical rivalry. Roughly half