4/29/24, 2:31 PM China Forces Myanmar Scam Syndicates to Move to Thai Border | United States Institute of Peace Search Home ▶ Publications China Forces Myanmar Scam Syndicates to Move to Thai Border Beijing’s crackdown pushes Myanmar criminal groups to Karen State as the junta’s control of these groups and their revenue weakens. Monday, April 22, 2024 BY: / READ TIME: 11 minutes Jason Tower ; Priscilla A. Clapp Share This Print the Page While Myanmar has long been the chief venue for the criminal operations of Chinese-origin gangs in Southeast Asia, these organizations have always stood ready to move — internally or across borders — if their sources of protection dissolved. In recent months, the organized crime kingpins have once again faced a fraying safety net. This time, the cause is the weakening of Myanmar’s https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/04/china-forces-myanmar-scam-syndicates-move-thai-border 1/11