Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun presided over the regular press conference held today (February 17). When answering questions about dealing with vicious cases of online gambling and electronic fraud, Guo Jiakun said that the recent vicious cases of online gambling and electronic fraud in the Thai-Myanmar border area threaten the lives and property safety of citizens of relevant countries, including China and Thailand, interfere with the normal exchanges and cooperation of regional countries, and resolutely crack down on online gambling and electronic fraud crimes is a practical embodiment of the implementation of the people-centered development philosophy and an inevitable choice to safeguard the common interests of regional countries, and is in line with the common expectations of people of all countries.
China is actively carrying out bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Thailand, Myanmar and other countries, implementing comprehensive measures, treating both the symptoms and the root causes, and working together to block criminals from committing crimes in relevant countries, and jointly eradicate the cancer of online gambling and electronic fraud. In order to safeguard the safety of people's lives and property and the order of regional and national exchanges and cooperation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to work with the competent departments to guide embassies and consulates abroad to properly handle relevant consular protection help cases and safeguard the safety and legitimate rights and interests of overseas Chinese citizens.
(CCTV reporter Zhao Jing)
