Special Criminal Zones: China’s Pig Butchers Pivot to the West

In our third episode on pig butchering scams, we explore the origins of the Chinese criminal syndicates that enslave people from at least 66 different countries. We examine the institutions supporting this appalling business, from the Thai military to cryptocurrencies, Burmese border guard forces to special economic zones. And the marks for these scam syndicates are not just Chinese lonely hearts—Western countries are now more profitable to scam than China. To ask what can be done to counter this trade, Graeme is joined by Jason Tower, director of the Burma Program at the United States Institute of Peace, and Greg Raymond from the ANU’s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre. Image: c/- Stefan Czimmek/DW , KK Park on the Myanmar-Thai border

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Special Criminal Zones: China’s Pig Butchers Pivot to the West is an episode from The Little Red Podcast by The Little Red Podcast.

This episode is 48:05 long.

This episode was published on Oct 2, 2024.

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