China Seeks Closer Thai, Cambodia Ties While Warning on Scams

Wang Yi and Anutin Charnvirakul at the Government House in Bangkok on April 24.

Photographer: Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images

China’s top envoy Wang Yi signaled Beijing’s concerns about online scams emanating from Southeast Asia as he visited Thailand and Cambodia in a bid to boost links with both nations.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang met Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Bangkok on Friday after calling on Cambodian leader Hun Manet in Phnom Penh earlier this week. He will make another stop in Myanmar during his April 22-26 trip to the region.