US presses China over alleged scam bosses despite growing police cooperation

SCMP•Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 09:13 PM•2 min read

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 ...

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