China executes 11 criminals linked to Myanmar-based gangs

BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) - ⁠China ⁠executed ‍11 criminals from gangs based in northern Myanmar that included key ‍members of telecom fraud groups, state ​news agency Xinhua said on Thursday.

The 11 were ​sentenced to death in September and the executions were carried out by a court in Wenzhou ​in the eastern province of Zhejiang, Xinhua said without giving more details ​about the criminals.

In recent years, China has stepped up ‌collaboration with Southeast Asian neighbours Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia to crack down ​on rampant "scam centre" operations ⁠in the region.

As a result, tens of thousands of criminal ‌suspects have been repatriated, transnational organised crime experts say.

Last year, China's Public Security Ministry ‌said more than 7,600 Chinese nationals suspected of ‌online gambling and telecom fraud were repatriated from Myawaddy, a town on the southeastern Myanmar border with ‍Thailand.

Earlier this month, Cambodia extradited to China tycoon Chen Zhi, ⁠who the U.S. says chairs a conglomerate that is a front for a multi-billion-dollar cyber scam network.

(Reporting by Liz Lee; Editing by Neil Fullick)

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