The Fall of the Kokang Cyber Scam Families in Northern Myanmar (AI Translation)
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- The COP28 climate conference in Dubai announced the launch of a climate compensation fund for developing nations, with significant contributions from various countries including the UAE, EU, UK, USA, and Japan. This initiative aims to assist those most vulnerable to climate change impacts such as droughts, floods, and rising sea levels.
- The conference is marked by its large scale with over 40,000 attendees and discussions on pressing issues like fossil fuel phase-out debates and the role of technology in carbon capture. Sultan Al Jaber's dual role as COP28 President and CEO of ADNOC raises concerns about potential conflicts of interest regarding fossil fuel discussions.
- The event also highlights the increasing participation of Chinese representatives from government, businesses, and NGOs in climate talks. This year's COP28 sees record numbers in terms of Chinese involvement compared to previous conferences held during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By Caixin Weekly's Tan Jianxing
1月30日晚间，云南昆明长水机场停机坪，身着蓝色“号服”、戴着手铐的白所成，在两名警察的押解下走下飞机，这名曾经叱咤缅北的风云人物将在中国迎来对他的审判。同机抵达的犯罪嫌疑人中，加上白所成，有6人是中国公安机关51天前公开悬赏通缉的电信网络诈骗犯罪集团重要头目。
On the evening of January 30th, at the tarmac of Kunming Changshui Airport in Yunnan, Bai Suocheng, dressed in a blue prison uniform and handcuffed, was escorted off the plane by two police officers. This once formidable figure in Northern Myanmar is set to face trial in China. Among the suspects who arrived on the same flight as Bai Suocheng, six were significant leaders of a telecommunications and internet fraud crime group that Chinese public security authorities had publicly offered rewards for their capture 51 days prior.
2023年12月10日，辽宁、福建、重庆三地的警方公开悬赏通缉白所成等10人，到目前白所成、白应苍、魏怀仁、刘正祥、刘正茂、徐老发落网，白应兰、魏榕、魏青松、刘积光4人仍在逃。有别于一般电诈嫌疑人，这些人大多系缅甸掸邦果敢自治区在任或卸任的官员，有9人是“家族犯罪集团”成员，来自果敢“白魏二刘”四大家族中的白所成、魏超仁、刘正祥三个家族。
On December 10, 2023, police authorities in Liaoning, Fujian, and Chongqing publicly issued rewards for information leading to the arrest of Bai Suocheng and nine others. To date, Bai Suocheng, Bai Yingcang, Wei Huairen, Liu Zhengxiang, Liu Zhengmao, and Xu Laofa have been apprehended. Four individuals—Bai Yinglan, Wei Rong, Wei Qingsong, and Liu Jiguang—remain at large. Unlike typical suspects involved in telecommunications fraud, most of these individuals are current or former officials from the Kokang Self-Administered Zone in Shan State of Myanmar. Nine of them are members of a "family crime syndicate," originating from three major families known as "Bai Wei Er Liu" in Kokang: the families of Bai Suocheng, Wei Chaoren, and Liu Zhengxiang.
再往前约一个月，浙江省温州市公安机关对果敢明学昌家族的4名电诈犯罪头目悬赏通缉，后缅方称抓捕时明学昌“畏罪自杀”，将其余3人移交中方。明家是“四大家族”外的家族势力，但与上述白、魏、刘家类似，都是一手掌握果敢的地方权力、一手又从事电诈的混合体，而这些电诈犯罪的受害者主要是国境线另一侧的中国公民。
Approximately a month prior, the public security authorities in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, issued a wanted notice for four leading figures of the Ming Xuechang family from Guogan involved in telecom fraud. Subsequently, Myanmar authorities reported that Ming Xuechang had committed suicide out of fear of his crimes and handed over the remaining three individuals to China. The Ming family, not part of the so-called "Big Four Families," similarly holds local power in Guogan and engages in telecom fraud activities. The primary victims of these telecom fraud crimes are Chinese citizens across the border.
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