China Praises Cambodia's Anti-Scam Efforts, Calls for Stronger Global Cooperation

China has praised Cambodia’s intensified crackdown on telecom and cyber fraud while urging stronger international cooperation to dismantle transnational scam networks, as a new global anti-fraud alliance takes shape. Speaking at the International Conference on Combating Online Scams in Phnom Penh, Vice Minister of Public Security Yang Weilin said Cambodia had stepped up efforts through tougher legislation, strict law enforcement, anti-corruption measures and enhanced cooperation with international partners. He cited special campaigns against fraud, action against criminal syndicates, the elimination of large-scale casino-fraud compounds and the arrest and repatriation of tens of thousands of suspects. “These remarkable achievements have been widely recognized by the international community,” Yang said. He warned that increasingly networked and professionalised transnational crime meant no country could tackle telecom and cyber fraud alone. “New-type crimes represented by telecom and cyber fraud have become a global scourge and a tough challenge for worldwide governance,” he said, stressing the need for joint efforts to safeguard public security. Yang highlighted cooperation between Chinese and Cambodian police in pursuing major figures behind casino-fraud operations, and said China had also worked with other countries to dismantle compounds and repatriate suspects. He outlined China’s zero-tolerance policy, built on specialised research, dedicated teams, case investigations, advanced technology, domestic coordination and international cooperation. He said cooperation should deliver practical outcomes, including intelligence sharing, rapid interception of fraud-related funds, repatriation of suspects and joint control of criminal tools. A major development came on Sept. 10 with the launch of the International Alliance Combating Telecom and Cyber Fraud in China, described as co-founded by 47 countries including Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar and Malaysia. Yang urged more countries to join, saying China was ready to work with all parties to build a new framework for cooperation. The two-day Phnom Penh conference has brought together governments, law-enforcement agencies and international organisations to strengthen responses to online scams.