An internet scam dubbed “pig butchering,” run by Chinese crime syndicates in Southeast Asia may have ties with the Chinese communist regime, China watchers say, especially in light of the regime’s history. The syndicates—operating in countries bordering southern China, including Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar—use trafficked “cyber slaves” to scam internet users. A report titled “A…
‘Pig Butchering’ Hoax Threatening Global Internet Users May Have Ties to CCP: Pundit
‘Pig Butchering’ Scam Threatening Global Internet Users May Have Ties to CCP: Pundit
An internet scam dubbed “pig butchering,” run by Chinese crime syndicates in Southeast Asia may have ties with the Chinese communist regime, China watchers say, especially in light of the regime’s history. The syndicates—operating in countries bordering southern China, including Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar—use trafficked “cyber slaves” to scam internet users. A report titled “A…
Men Who Vandalized Falun Gong Sites in Hong Kong, 4 Sentenced to 8 Months in Jail
On numerous occasions since 2012, vandals have physically harassed and threatened Falun Gong adherents and damaged their Truth Clarification Sites in Hong Kong. The Epoch Times in Hong Kong has reported such stories in Hong Kong, even under the social turmoil of recent years. For instance, The Epoch Times printing plant in Hong Kong, run…
HK Judge Lenient With Triad Member Convicted in Violent Yuen Long Attack
It has been more than three years since the July 21 attack on the Yuen Long Station platform in Hong Kong in 2019. Seven people, including gang leader Ng Wai-nam, better known to his peers as “Fei Tin Nam,” were earlier convicted of rioting. Another defendant, Ching Wai-ming, was convicted of rioting by the District…
Chinese-Linked Casinos in Pacific Islands Are Vehicles for Corruption, Expanding CCP Influence: Analysts
A Fijian court handed down a sentence and ordered a Chinese casino developer to pay $650,000 on April 28 for causing substantial damage to the environment while undertaking unauthorized development on Malolo Island in Fiji’s west. The case also highlighted the marathon struggle of Australian surfers Navrin Fox and Woody Jack who held a stake…
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