Why Southeast Asia is a hotbed for Chinese criminal gangs

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Scam centres in Southeast Asia have drawn fresh attention after the high-profile abduction and release of a Chinese actor in Thailand. Criminal gangs have trafficked hundreds of thousands of people who are forced to work in such operations that generate illicit revenues estimated at billions of dollars a year, according to the United Nations. Most of the scam compounds are operated by criminal gangs from China and originate from loosely regulated casinos and online gambling in the region, according to the non-profit organisation United States Institute of Peace.

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[peaceloverespect]

Because the Chinese government is so strict, they can only flee abroad to break the law, and Southeast Asia is very close, it's that simple.

[suffean]

It's not the gangs themselves that are scary, it's the government letting them run the country that's truly terrifying. A nation profiting openly from crime is scary.

[FelipeKai]

because of how easy south east asia can be corrupted! don't be naive thinking that the local police enforcement and local government don't take a share of the business

[johnnavarro]

Crackdowns happening now in the Philippines, it wouldn't be a big issue if the then President Duterte did not allow offshore gaming in the country.

[chloetaylor]

That explains the high amount of POGO's operating in the Philippines

[MarktYertd]

Because those SA gov turn a blind eye into these críminal situation and pretend to be happy instead of facing it.

[harlan]

Anyone notice that the lady has an impressive Gundam collection? Nice!

[rodent]

This article is only about Myanmar, as if the entire southeast Asia is only Myanmar.

[Brisamars-qc]

This is why China is so safe and crime free. The millions of CCTV cameras in smart cities have driven them out to places where there is poor governance.

[dumdo]

that military personnel from 6:24, wearing gold watch🤣

[gelo]

this is the main issue of The Philippines. thanks to our government some politicians have concern about this and are still fighting POGO.

[chacmool]

Very simple. Because of its weak governance, poor law enforcement and rampant corruption.

[arin-uk]

There are chinese gangsters everywhere in the world, I live in Brazil and we have the Triads here too.

[monkeyfish]

Because of shared interest, because of money. If no money was involved and only hassle, anyone would have cracked down already.

[skywire]

They got protection and involvement with local officials.

[Raulito-or]

Should not be allowed in the first place.

[awaiskhan]

I see it from a different angle. The Chinese as a whole are very decent people whether they are from mainland or taiwan, but also countries like Singapore, Malaysia etc but there is this side of Chinese as well - harsh and criminal type.

[Alex.]

The government needs to get tough and get rid of all gangs and clean up their corrupt police force like President Bukele of El Salvador did! Once, Salvador was one of the most dangerous countries in the world, but now it is the safest place on earth!!!

[mrbrightside]

They are literally in every SE Asian country. Some has the compounds like you see in the report. Richer country like Singapore, Thailand Malaysia will house their bosses and their families. They are also in the middle east.

[XiWein]

Thailand is the biggest enabler of this scheme, especially in Mainland SEA.