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CX Daily: Chinese Gamble With Their Lives in the Philippines Amid Waves of Kidnappings

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On Nov. 14, 2019, Chinese police repatriated 208 telecom fraud suspects, apprehended in the Philippines, on a chartered flight back to China
On Nov. 14, 2019, Chinese police repatriated 208 telecom fraud suspects, apprehended in the Philippines, on a chartered flight back to China

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Cover Story: Chinese gamble with their lives in the Philippines amid waves of kidnappings

It was in the 1990s when Manila was labeled by international media the “kidnapping capital of the world,” where violent organized crime gangs and guerrilla groups seeking an easy payday or political goals would snatch people off the streets and hold them for ransom.

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