Against Telecom & Online
Fraud, Chinese Police Strengthening International Law Enforcement Cooperation
Recent decade has witnessed the rapid spread of telecom &online
fraud globally, which seriously infringes on people’s legitimate rights &interests, becoming
a prominent crime and a public hazard. To address this problem, the Chinese police
have been committed to
intensifying their efforts in the combat and control of such crimes, and strengthening international law enforcement cooperation,
which enabled them to accumulate successful experience, build up best practices and set examples for their counterparts around the world.
Against Telecom & Online
Fraud, Chinese Police Strengthening International Law Enforcement Cooperation
Recent decade has witnessed the rapid spread of telecom &online
fraud globally, which seriously infringes on people’s legitimate rights &interests, becoming
a prominent crime and a public hazard. To address this problem, the Chinese police
have been committed to
intensifying their efforts in the combat and control of such crimes, and strengthening international law enforcement cooperation,
which enabled them to accumulate successful experience, build up best practices and set examples for their counterparts around the world.
Upholding the people-centered principle, the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese government attach great importance to countering telecom &
online
fraud. Equal importance has been given to both combat and control, an efficient multi-department collaborative working mechanism has been established, and Anti Telecom &
Online
Fraud Law has been formulated and enacted, which provides a strong legal foundation. Targeting the characteristics of such crimes, the Chinese police has conducted specialized
study and research, set up specialized task forces,
initiated specialized investigation against major cases and utilized specialized techniques. The Chinese police have synchronized the efforts both inside and outside, and launched a series of campaigns and operations, effectively curbing the high momentum of these crimes, retrieving a large number of economic losses, and winning wide recognition from the public and the international community. During the international law enforcement engagements, the Chinese police have frequently received requests from its counterparts to share the experience and good practices in this field.
Telecom & Online
Fraud is a typical transnational organized crime. Fraud dens are often located across countries and regions, targeting at the vulnerable individuals and groups regardless of their nationalities. The Chinese police, through international law enforcement cooperation, has joined hands with international counterparts to carry out operations and achieved significant results. Great Wall Operation, jointly launched with the Spanish police in 2019, has become a successful example of transnational law enforcement cooperation. From March to June this year, China,
together with 76 member states, jointly participated in the anti-fraud Operation First Light initiated by INTERPOL, which destroyed 1770 fraud dens in many countries, arrested over 2000 suspects and intercepted more than US $50
million in illicit funds. It is also found that there are some Chinese
citizens
involved in fraud activities abroad, and the majority of them were
tempted by promise of high payments, cheated and coerced to smuggle abroad, some of them were kidnapped and detained illegally, and a few of them were even beaten
and abused to death in the criminal dens. The police,
together with relevant departments,
has actively carried out rescue and education, and encourage and assist them to return home through international law enforcement cooperation, and made every effort to provide assistance
and employment. The immigration authorities, in accordance with the provisions of the Exit and Entry Administration Law, have taken
necessary measures such as restricting the exit of persons engaged in telecom & online fraud.