Since 2019, the syndicate led by Xu Faqi had leveraged its influence in Kokang, northern Myanmar, to collaborate with telecom fraud groups. - AFP
BEIJING: A Chinese court recently held a public hearing for the case against a criminal gang led by Xu Faqi, also known as Xu Laofa, as part of joint China-Myanmar efforts to crack down on crimes in northern Myanmar that target Chinese citizens.
So far, more than 57,000 Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in fraud in northern Myanmar have been apprehended, according to China's Ministry of Public Security.
