China Executes Telecom Fraud Criminals in Myanmar Crackdown
January 29, 2026
2:15 am
China has executed 11 convicted criminals connected to gang networks operating out of northern Myanmar, marking a major escalation in Beijing’s campaign against cross-border telecom fraud and organized cybercrime.
State news agency Xinhua reported Thursday that the executions were carried out in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou, in Zhejiang province, after the defendants were sentenced to death in September. The individuals were identified as key members of criminal groups involved in telecom fraud operations based across the China–Myanmar border region.
The executions reflect China’s increasingly aggressive approach to dismantling transnational scam networks that have operated for years across Southeast …
