China and Cambodia Join Forces to Upgrade Anti-Fraud Cooperation; Telecom Fraud to Be a Priority Target
On September 24, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Sokha met with Yang Weilin, Deputy Minister of Public Security of China. The two sides jointly chaired a summary meeting on the outcomes of China-Cambodia law enforcement cooperation and signed a work plan to advance the two countries' "Year of Law Enforcement Cooperation."
According to Cambodia's Ministry of Interior, the new plan will further strengthen coordination and cooperation between Chinese and Cambodian law enforcement agencies, with a focus on combating telecom and online fraud as well as other cross-border crimes.
Both sides said that in recent years China and Cambodia have maintained close cooperation in security and law enforcement, achieving notable results especially in combating telecom and online fraud. In the next phase, the two countries will continue to enhance information sharing and joint law enforcement to strengthen the capacity to fight cross-border crime.
Beyond telecom and online fraud, cooperation will also cover drug offenses, human trafficking, and cross-border crimes such as smuggling of counterfeit and illegal goods, and will further improve coordination mechanisms between law enforcement agencies.
On September 23, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet met with Yang Weilin and his delegation, with the two sides likewise focusing on cross-border crime and telecom and online fraud. Hun Manet said Cambodia will continue to deepen cooperation with China in security, information sharing, and law enforcement capacity building.
The signing of the new work plan comes as Cambodia continues to intensify its anti-fraud efforts and expand cooperation with China, the United States, Australia and other countries on cross-border criminal investigations and intelligence sharing. Analysts believe that, with transnational scam networks continually shifting across borders, strengthening international law enforcement cooperation has become a vital element in combating such crimes.