Chinese police have escorted 1,178 Chinese nationals suspected of telecom fraud in Myawaddy, Myanmar, back to China, the Ministry of Public Security said on Monday (Dec 8 ). The joint crackdown by China, Myanmar and Thailand follows what authorities called a severe telecom fraud situation targeting Chinese citizens in Myawaddy. The ministry said the operation is a key outcome of the Nov 14 ministerial meeting on combating telecom and online fraud, attended by officials from China, Cambodia, Laos