Thailand's military action is beneficial to China. After the intensive bombing of Cambodia's telecommunications park, a large number of people fled!
Recently, a small-scale but highly focused military conflict broke out along the Thai-Cambodian border. On the surface, it seems to be a new friction between the two countries over border disputes, but upon closer observation, it becomes clear that a key objective of Thailand's military action is directly targeting so-called "economic special zones" in Cambodia—actually parks harboring a large number of telecom fraud gangs. This move objectively provides a significant boost to China.
Since 2023, China and Cambodia have repeatedly conducted joint "Clear Source Operations," repatriating thousands of individuals involved in fraud. However, the problem lies in the fact that some of these parks are linked to complex interest networks, and although Cambodia has expressed willingness to cooperate, implementation has often been slow. After all, these parks are important sources of employment and foreign exchange revenue in Cambodia, and completely eliminating them would face significant resistance. Since Cambodia is not cooperating, China can only seek other ways.
This military strike by Thailand has just broken the deadlock. According to multiple sources, the Thai military recently targeted several parks marked by intelligence agencies as telecom fraud hotspots during cross-border artillery attacks in areas such as Oudomxay province in Cambodia.
After the explosions, a large number of people in the parks hastily fled. Some walked through the jungle trying to enter Thailand for refuge, while others took cars overnight to Phnom Penh. Some even tried to return home via Vietnam. Videos show that some office buildings in the parks were destroyed, with computers scattered around, leaving the scene in ruins.
From the effect, this strategy of "using others' strength" proves to be highly efficient. On one hand, China does not need to send troops or openly intervene in another country's internal affairs, thus avoiding diplomatic risks; on the other hand, by leveraging existing tensions between regional countries, a third party unintentionally becomes a "cleaner" in the fight against telecom fraud.
More importantly, such incidents will shake confidence in the entire Southeast Asian telecom fraud ecosystem—once even protected areas are unsafe, who would dare to stay long?
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1851359549270087/
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