These criminal networks are believed to have billions in capital. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Criminal syndicates from China have been spreading their tentacles across the Asia-Pacific region, setting up bases in countries like the Philippines, Australia andIn February 2023, police in Australia arrested nine Chinese nationals in a series of raids across Sydney. The gang in Australia is said to have operated a shadow banking system for criminal groups.
“You’re seeing the reach of these Chinese criminal networks that have been operating in South-east Asia now extend across the world. They’ve been involved in trafficking people from more than 50 different countries into the region,” said Mr Tower. But chaos soon descended upon the city, when Chinese gangs committed violent crimes while providing security to the casinos and enforcing payment from indebted players.
The report by Mr Tower highlighted three cities of concern in Myanmar that operate in special economic zones : Saixigang Industrial Zone, Huanya International City and Yatai International City in Myawaddy township in Karen state. The Huanya International City project is apparently owned by Chinese-Thai Yu Jianjun. The Karen state government demanded that construction on the project be halted in 2020 as government approval had not been obtained, but the project is reportedly still ongoing.
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