Season 3, Episode 11: How The CCP (Communist Part of China) 'fights crime' in the Golden Triangle

(00:00:00) Season 3, Episode 11: How The CCP (Communist Part of China) 'fights crime' in the Golden Triangle (00:00:20) Podcast Starts (00:02:25) Why these scam farms are in Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia (00:03:25) Why the Chinese Communist Party cracked down (00:06:19) An overview of the main players (00:10:07) Why is the Chinese government cracking down now? (00:11:50) Will China begin to crack down more? (00:13:41) Why these scam farms just won't go away (00:14:21) How you fall into their trap Hey all! This episode piggybacks off our last episode, Season 3, Episode 10: How Scam farms are crippling Thailand’s tourism industry.In episode 11, Dave and Gav return to the Golden Triangle to talk about an unlucky (crime) family. Recently, members of the Ming Organized Crime Group have been sentenced to death in the People’s Republic of China. Among the long list of crimes, their biggest sin was running one of the regions biggest scam centers…and one that made most of its money targeting Chinese citizens, both as forced labor in the scam farms and as victims. We hash over the continued geopolitical mess caused by the rise of the scam farm economy in mainland Southeast Asia, cover how it isn’t going away anytime soon, and end with a warning.If you liked the episode, don’t forget to like, comment, subscribe, or share.Shoot us a message at [email protected] and take care!Dave and GavinThe photo of the 18th National CCP Congress is from Wikimedia and can be accessed here: