BEIJING — China’s top diplomat Wang Yi called for the complete eradication of scam centers in Cambodia during a meeting with Prime Minister Hun Manet in Phnom Penh, Beijing’s foreign ministry said.
Cambodia hosts dozens of scam centers with tens of thousands of people perpetrating online scams — some willingly and others trafficked — in a multibillion-dollar illicit industry, rights monitors say.
But under pressure from several countries, including China, Cambodian authorities say they are cracking down on the industry.