BEIJING: The number of telecom fraud cases reported in China has fallen year on year for eight consecutive months since October 2025, Zhu Lei, an official with the MPS, told a press conference on Friday.
Telecom and online fraud, a typical form of transnational organized crime, has emerged as a global menace and a major governance challenge worldwide, Zhu noted. Since 2025, Chinese authorities have stepped up coordinated efforts to tackle the crime through law enforcement operations, sector-specific regulations, technological countermeasures, public awareness and prevention campaigns, and international cooperation, achieving notable results, he said.
China has also strengthened international law enforcement cooperation with relevant countries, dismantling large-scale gambling and fraud compounds in Myanmar’s northern region and Myawaddy, and also in Cambodia.
Through these joint operations, authorities have apprehended key leaders of major cross-border gambling and fraud syndicates, including Chen Zhi and She Zhijiang, also known as She Kriang Kai, Zhu said.
China has intensified efforts to combat telecom and online fraud under the Anti-Telecom and Online Fraud Law since 2025, coordinating measures both domestically and internationally, and both online and offline, according to the MPS. –Agencies
