CX Daily: How China is Cracking Down on Border Trade Smugglers

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In Depth: How China is cracking down on border trade smugglers

“We are doing what the local government has encouraged, so why have we been accused of smuggling?” Zou Ye asked, still deeply puzzled to this day.

Zou’s husband, the owner of a logistics firm at the Menglian Port in southwestern province of Yunnan, was arrested together with four colleagues in September 2023 for allegedly smuggling goods under false trade declarations, a gray area that is coming under greater scrutiny with lengthy prison sentences for offenders.