ChineseTransnationalPolicingGoneWild
110Overseas,Thelastdecadehaswitnessedtherapidspreadoftelecomandonlinefraud
globally,whichseriouslyinfringesonpeople'slegitimaterightsandinterests,becominga
prominentcrimeandapublichazard.Toaddressthisproblem,theChinesepolicehavebeen
committedtointensifyingtheireffortsinthecombatagainstandcontrolofsuchcrimes,and
strengtheninginternationallawenforcementcooperation,whichhasenabledthemto
accumulatesuccessfulexperience,buildupbestpracticesandsetexamplesfortheir
counterpartsaroundtheworld.
Upholdingthepeople-centeredprinciple,theCommunistPartyofChinaandtheChinese
governmenthaveattachedgreatimportancetocounteringtelecomandonlinefraud.Equal
importancehasbeengiventobothcombatandcontrol.Anefficientmulti-department
collaborativeworkingmechanismhasbeenestablished,andtheAnti-telecomandOnlineFraud
Lawhasbeenformulatedandenacted,whichprovidesastronglegalfoundation.Targetingthe
characteristicsofsuchcrimes,theChinesepolicehaveconductedspecializedstudyandresearch,
setupspecializedtaskforces,initiatedspecializedinvestigationagainstmajorcasesandutilized
specializedtechniques.
TheChinesepolicehavesynchronizedtheireffortsbothinternallyandexternally,andlauncheda
seriesofcampaignsandoperations,effectivelycurbingthehighmomentumofthesecrimes,
retrievingalargenumberofeconomiclosses,andwinningwiderecognitionfromthepublicand
theinternationalcommunity.Duringtheirinternationallawenforcementengagements,the
Chinesepolicefrequentlyreceivedrequestsfromtheircounterpartstosharetheirexperience
andeffectivepracticesinthisfield.
Telecomandonlinefraudisatypicaltransnationalorganizedcrime.Frauddensareoftenlocated
acrosscountriesandregions,targetingvulnerableindividualsandgroupsregardlessoftheir
nationalities.
TheChinesepolice,throughinternationallawenforcementcooperation,havejoinedhandswith
theirinternationalcounterpartstocarryoutoperationsandachievedsignificantresults.
OperationGreatWall,jointlylaunchedwiththeSpanishpolicein2019,hasbecomeasuccessful
exampleoftransnationallawenforcementcooperation.
FromMarchtoJunethisyear,China,togetherwith76INTERPOLmemberstates,jointly
participatedintheanti-fraudOperationFirstLightinitiatedbyINTERPOL,whichdestroyed1,770
frauddensinasmanycountries,arrestedover2,000suspectsandinterceptedmorethanUS$50
millioninillicitfunds.ItwasalsofoundthatsomeChinesecitizenswereinvolvedinfraud
activitiesabroad,andthemajorityofthemweretemptedbythepromiseofhighpayments,
cheatedandcoercedintobeingsmuggledabroad,andsomeofthemwerekidnappedand
detainedillegally,andafewofthemwereevenbeatenandabusedtodeathinthecriminaldens.
TheChinesepolice,togetherwithrelevantdepartments,haveactivelycarriedoutrescueand
education,andencouragedthemtoreturnhomethroughinternationallawenforcement
cooperation,andmadeeveryefforttoprovideassistanceandemployment.Theimmigration
authorities,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheExitandEntryAdministrationLaw,have
takennecessarymeasuressuchasrestrictingtheexitofpersonsengagedintelecomandonline
fraud.
AccordingtoanofficerwiththeMinistryofPublicSecurity,thecriminalityoftelecomandonline
fraudischaracterizedbyitsspecialization,industrializationandbeingincreasinglyorganizedand
transnational,amidtherapiddevelopmentofglobaldigitalization.
Asanemergingnew-typecrime,itisaverydifficultproblemforgovernmentsofvarious
countriestotackleandcontrol,andthusithasbecomeoneofthemajorchallengesfacingpolice
forcesacrosstheworld.Joininghandsincombatingthisnewlydevelopedfraudistheshared
responsibilityofthepoliceofallcountriesandalsotheunanimousconsensusoftheinternational
community.
PublicsecurityagenciesacrossChinaaredeterminedtoearnestlyenforcetheLawof
Anti-telecomandOnlineFraudthroughstrengthenedcooperationwiththeirinternational
counterpartsandreinforceddomesticeffortsinfightingthecrime,soastopreventitfrom
furtherspreading,andtobringingthefraudstersatlargetojustice.
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