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Epoch Times
6 days ago
- Business
- Epoch Times
Americans Are Top Targets of China-Linked Asian Scam Centers: Report
Americans have become top targets of China-linked scam syndicates in Southeast Asia as Beijing's selective crackdowns pushed criminals to target more U.S. victims, according to a congressional report published this month. While China reported a 30 percent decrease in money lost to online scams in 2024, the United States' loss increased by 42 percent, the U.S.—China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) said on July 18.
South China Morning Post
20-03-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
US-China rivalry forcing Southeast Asia to pick sides, congressional panel hears
Southeast Asian countries now recognise they may have no choice but to take sides in the Sino-American rivalry, at least in certain sectors, even as they seek to avoid that dilemma, a US congressional advisory panel heard on Thursday. Advertisement Moreover, this reality should prompt Washington to adopt a sector-by-sector approach to the region and shape its choices before Beijing does, according to testimony given at the US–China Economic and Security Review Commission. 'Increasingly, they are accepting that, even though they don't like it … they might have to choose on specific issues,' said Lynn Kuok of the Washington-based Brookings Institution, referring to Southeast Asian countries. With that in mind, the US should view competition in the region in terms of 'swing sectors' and not 'swing states' as other observers have suggested, said Prashanth Parameswaran of the Wilson Centre, also a Washington think tank. Swing states are countries that possess clout but are not firmly aligned with either the US or China. Jon Finer, US deputy national security adviser in the Biden administration, advocated prioritising ties with Southeast Asian heavyweights like Indonesia. Photo: White House
