https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-sentences-3-people-to-death-for-running-brutal-scam-centers-in-myanmarContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-sentences-3-people-to-death-for-running-brutal-scam-centers-in-myanmarhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-sentences-3-people-to-death-for-running-brutal-scam-centers-in-myanmar#u125654Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:57:29 +0000Chinese courts sentenced three members of the Wei family crime group to death on Tuesday for operating brutal telecom fraud and cyber scam centers in the Kokang region of Myanmar near the border with China. Authorities also jailed dozens of other individuals involved in the syndicate. State media reports indicate that police discovered the remains of victims bound with iron chains and bearing bullet holes in their skulls during the crackdown on the cross-border criminal network.Why it mattersThe severe sentences highlight the extraterritorial application of China's criminal law targeting