China Executes Four More Chiefs in Myanmar Cyberfraud Crackdown
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China executed four leading members of a violent criminal syndicate operating out of Myanmar on Monday, the final chapter in Beijing’s aggressive campaign to dismantle lawless enclaves on its southern border that targeted Chinese citizens with industrial-scale fraud and kidnapping.
The Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court carried out the death sentences for Bai Yingcang, Yang Liqiang, Hu Xiaojiang and Chen Guangyi following approval from the Supreme People’s Court, China’s highest judicial body. It came fours days after 11 members of the Ming crime family, who also operated out of Myanmar, were executed on Jan. 29.
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- China executed four leaders of a Myanmar-based crime syndicate involved in large-scale fraud, kidnapping, and drug trafficking, following court approval.
- The Bai family-led group scammed over 29 billion yuan ($4.17 billion), caused six deaths, and operated with armed militias in Myanmar’s Kokang region.
- The executions reflect Beijing's crackdown on border crime, especially scam centers exploiting forced labor and targeting Chinese nationals.
- November 3, 2025：
- Bai Suocheng, patriarch of the Bai family criminal group, is sentenced to death in the initial trial.
- By November 2025：
- The Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court initially sentences five men (including Bai Suocheng, Bai Yingcang, Yang Liqiang, Hu Xiaojiang, and Chen Guangyi).
- December 24, 2025：
- The Guangdong High People’s Court rejects the appeals of the sentenced men and upholds the original verdict.
- January 29, 2026：
- Eleven members of the Ming crime family, operating out of Myanmar, are executed.
- Before February 2, 2026：
- Bai Suocheng dies of illness before the executions are carried out.
- February 2, 2026：
- Four leading members of the Bai family syndicate (Bai Yingcang, Yang Liqiang, Hu Xiaojiang, Chen Guangyi) are executed by the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court, following Supreme People’s Court approval.
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