China Gives Assistance To Taiwanese Citizens Victims Of Work Fraud In Cambodia

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. (Twitter/@MFA_China)

JAKARTA - The Chinese authorities also provided assistance to Taiwanese citizens who were victims of work fraud in Cambodia.

"The Chinese government is fully committed to protecting the safety of Chinese citizens abroad, including compatriots from Taiwan," said Chinese Foreign Ministry (MFA) spokesman Zhao Lijian in Beijing.

According to him, the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia continues to communicate with the Cambodian government in its search and rescue efforts for victims of job fraud syndicates.

"So far the Chinese Embassy has received requests for assistance from 20 Taiwanese citizens and some of them have been rescued by the authorities in Cambodia," he said at the regular press briefing.

His party will also continue to communicate with the authorities in Cambodia over the rise of cases of job fraud via the internet.

"Compatriots from Taiwan and families who need help can directly contact the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia," Zhao said.

He also shared the experience when a Weibo account using the alias "a child wants to go home" sent a message to his personal Weibo account.

"I forwarded the message to our embassy in Cambodia. Through cooperation with the Cambodian authorities, the Chinese citizen was finally repatriated," he said.

Victims of job fraud in Cambodia not only come from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, but also from several countries in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia.

The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recently assisted in the repatriation of dozens of Indonesian citizens from Cambodia who were victims of the work fraud under the guise of investment.