BEIJING - Myanmar authorities have handed over 31,000 telecom fraud suspects to China since law enforcement officers from both countries launched a crackdown on online scams in September, Chinese authorities said on Tuesday.
For that reason, this is likely a political stunt designed to show China they are still strong. It’s probably a lot of random citizens mixed in with actual scammers.
It’s the Tatmadaw aka Myanmar junta. They are a brutal authoritarian dictatorship. It’s not much different to if North Korea did it.
At the moment the Tatmadaw are facing massive disruption around the border with China as freedom fighters try to show China how the junta are losing control.
For that reason, this is likely a political stunt designed to show China they are still strong. It’s probably a lot of random citizens mixed in with actual scammers.