US presses China over alleged scam bosses despite growing police cooperation

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US President Trump has raised high-level concerns with Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding Southeast Asia's online scam networks and fentanyl trafficking. The discussions highlight ongoing efforts to combat transnational criminal activities amidst growing police cooperation.

US President Donald Trump has personally pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping over transnational criminal organisations involved in Southeast Asia’s sprawling online scam industry, a senior State Department official said on Thursday. Michael DeSombre, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Washington was raising concerns about both fentanyl trafficking and scam centres “at the highest levels” with Beijing. “President...