"Guoshi Zhitoongche" of China News Service, a Chinese media outlet, reported on the 29th that cyber fraud hubs in Myawaddy, eastern Myanmar, which China and Myanmar jointly cracked down on and dismantled last year, have shown signs of resurgence since the beginning of this year. It is said that fraud hubs are being rebuilt one after another, and recruitment of personnel is also being carried out via social media.

According to the article, in January 2025, a Chinese actor, Wang Xing, was kidnapped via Thailand and taken to a fraud hub in Myawaddy, an incident that heightened concern about cross-border cyber fraud among Chinese society and law enforcement authorities. Myawaddy was once an area where fraud hubs were concentrated, but in the same year, China and Myanmar carried out a joint crackdown, dismantling multiple hubs as a result.

According to the article, citing a report by Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily, signs of cyber fraud activities expanding again have been observed in the Myawaddy area since the beginning of this year.

Furthermore, according to the Myanmar military, in August, the military deactivated a total of 500,000 mobile phone SIM cards related to online gambling and fraud in Mandalay. It also shut down related websites and cut off financial flows.