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By Girish Linganna Three naval vessels from China have arrived in Myanmar to conduct joint exercises with the Myanmarese Navy, according to the country’s military leadership. This comes at a time when tensions over a border dispute have strained relations between Myanmar and China, considered Myanmar’s key ally; and also, significantly, when the South-East Asian

Amid the fighting, Beijing needs to make sure that cybercrime syndicates won’t just move on and resume operations elsewhere.

Burmese authorities freed the 16 youths from a Chinese-run casino in August.

Beijing has moved to tackle the scam issue, issuing warrants for Chinese fugitives believed to be at the heart of the multibillion-dollar fraud industry.

The United Wa State Party, Myanmar's influential rebel group, expels officials linked to online scams targeting Chinese citizens, drawing ire from Beijing, which issued arrest warrants for them.

​Chinese police are offering a reward of 100,000 to 500,000 yuan ($3,680 to $68,400) for clues leading to the arrest of two key ringleaders of a criminal syndicate in northern Myanmar that has been targeting Chinese citizens in telecommunications and online fraud.

Move comes as the junta clamps down on scam operations.