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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

Myanmar hands over junta-backed warlords to China in telecoms scam case

Bai Suo Cheng is handed over to Chinese police officers at the Naypytaw international airport.
Among those handed over was Bai Suocheng, a Chinese warlord who heads one of the four families who effectively rule Kokang self-administered zone. Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock

Myanmar has extradited 10 people, including notorious warlords, to China, where they are wanted for their alleged role in running abusive online and telephone fraud centres in which tens of thousands of foreign nationals are trapped and forced to run scams.

The centres – which target people in China as well as in other countries - have flourished since the Covid-19 pandemic and China says about 44,000 people have been involved, including victims of human trafficking.

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