Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks near the borders of Myanmar and Thailand, China’s Ministry of Public Security said, weeks after the high-profile disappearance of an actor sparked safety concerns.

The recent rescue of kidnapped actor Wang Xing has highlighted the transnational criminal networks that thrive in the region.

By Larissa Liao, Kevin Krolicki and Poppy McPherson BEIJING/BANGKOK (Reuters) - The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had hoped to land – only not as a reality star.

This time is different from the first truce last January, analysts say, citing stronger measures from Beijing and a weakened junta The latest China-brokered truce in Myanmar's civil war is likely to hold for now but lasting peace may still be a pipe dream,

China says it has brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeast

A video of Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been shared in Chinese-language social media posts that claim it shows Paetongtarn saying she is ready to rescue Chinese citizens from Myanmar if Beijing gives the order.

China has scored a major diplomatic victory in Myanmar by helping the conclusion of a truce between the ruling military junta and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance army (MNDAA) in the provinces bordering China.

The agreement between the military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army came after months of Chinese pressure to return to political dialogue.

Officials from China, Myanmar, Thailand reached consensus on eradicating telecommunication fraud centres in Myanmar on Tuesday during a meeting in the Chinese city of Kunming, said China's national broadcaster.

The new ceasefire was brokered by China in mid-January, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a daily briefing in Beijing. China is the most important foreign ally of Myanmar’s military ...

On Tuesday, China's state broadcaster said Beijing had reached a consensus with Thailand and Myanmar to arrest the syndicates' leaders and eradicate the scam centres. After a surge in crimes ...

Experts warn that China's strategy, focused on the Myanmar military, is failing to protect its own citizens while enabling criminal networks to thrive