Recently, the Philippine "Anti-Organized Crime Committee" and the Ministry of Justice have organized a number of law enforcement agencies to carry out a large-scale crackdown on Internet fraud in the Philippines, arrested 180 Chinese suspects suspected of engaging in telecommunications fraud, and voluntarily handed them all over to China.
This move, in the context of China's cooperation with Myanmar to forcefully crack down on the criminal syndicate of wire fraud in northern Myanmar, seems unusual, and has aroused widespread attention from the outside world. Why is the Philippines doing this?What impact does this have on China-Philippines relations?What are the underlying reasons and motivations behind this?
Cyber fraud is a serious transnational crime that not only infringes on the legitimate rights and interests of victims, but also endangers national security and stability. As a country governed by the rule of law, the Philippines has the responsibility and obligation to effectively crack down on and punish cyber fraud crimes committed within its borders.
Duterte, the Philippines, has said on many occasions that he will resolutely crack down on all forms of crime, including online fraud, and maintain the country's rule of law and social order. This time, the Philippines** mobilized the strength of multiple departments to carry out a centralized investigation and crackdown on online fraud crimes, reflecting its respect for the rule of law and its determination to enforce it.
Cyber fraud often involves multiple countries and regions, and requires the joint efforts and cooperation of the international community to effectively prevent and combat it. The Philippines**, the transfer of all 180 arrested Chinese suspects to China is a positive attitude of cooperation and an important demonstration of trust.
This shows that the Philippines recognizes China's capabilities and contributions in combating online fraud crimes, and also respects China's jurisdiction and protection rights over its citizens. This is also consistent with China's attitude and principles towards transnational crimes.
China has always advocated that international cooperation should be strengthened, crimes should be punished in accordance with the law, human rights should be protected, and criminals should be punished and tried by law, regardless of their nationality. This time, the cooperation between China and Myanmar is a typical example, China**, the wire fraud criminal group in northern Myanmar, all the Chinese suspects involved in the case, brought back to China, tried and punished.
China-Philippines relations are a complex and sensitive topic that has been affected and constrained in many ways. In recent years, due to the intensification of the South China Sea issue, China-Philippines relations have fallen into a low ebb, and mutual trust and cooperation between the two sides have been seriously damaged.
However, with the coming to power of Duterte, China-Philippines relations have taken a turn for the better, and the two sides have begun to resume dialogue and communication to seek common interests and development space. The initiative of the Philippines to hand over the Chinese suspects this time can be regarded as a signal of goodwill, indicating that the Philippines hopes to improve and develop relations with China, enhance friendship and mutual trust, expand cooperation and exchanges, jointly respond to various challenges and crises, and achieve peace and prosperity on both sides.
In the Philippines, cracking down on cyber fraud and handing over Chinese suspects is a positive measure that is conducive to maintaining the country's rule of law and social order, strengthening cooperation and trust with China, and improving and developing China-Philippines relations.
This also reflects the respect and importance that the Philippines attaches to China, and its expectations and vision for China-Philippines relations. We hope that on this basis, China and the Philippines will continue to strengthen communication and coordination, properly handle differences and disputes, deepen cooperation and mutual benefit, jointly safeguard regional peace and stability, and bring more well-being and happiness to the two peoples.