Nanjing, China - February 20, 2025 A group of 200 Chinese citizens suspected of involvement in telecom fraud were returned to China under the escort of Chinese police on Thursday after being repatriated from Myawaddy in Myanmar. The 200 Chinese citizens are the first group of telecom fraud suspects repatriated from Myanmar to China. The suspects were first sent to Thailand's Mae Sot near the border with Myanmar on Thursday, before being flown back to China on four chartered flights. The first plane carrying a group of 50 fraud suspects arrived at Nanjing Lukou International Airport in east China's Jiangsu Province on Thursday evening. China's Ministry of Public Security said that more than 800 other Chinese fraud suspects are expected to be repatriated in the coming period. The repatriation of these suspects marks a significant achievement of law enforcement cooperation between China, Myanmar and Thailand against telecom fraud, said the ministry. At the end of January, the Ministry of Public Security dispatched working groups to Thailand and Myanmar to enhance collaboration with relevant authorities in both countries. Following this, a joint anti-telecom fraud operation was launched in Myawaddy, targeting fraud compounds, arresting and repatriating a significant number of fraud suspects, and organizing chartered flights to escort them back to China. Additionally, China, Myanmar, and Thailand are working to establish a law enforcement cooperation mechanism to conduct regular joint operations against transnational crimes such as telecom fraud, aiming to better protect the lives and property of Chinese citizens. Shotlist: Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, east China - Feb 20, 2025: 1. Various of telecom fraud suspects getting off plane under escort of Chinese police, standing in lines; 2. Police bus driving; 3. Various of Chinese police standing in formation, walking into airport terminal. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]