TAIPEI: Cambodia has deported an unknown number of Taiwanese citizens to China after they were arrested working in telecom fraud centres, the island’s foreign ministry said today, a move that comes ahead of China’s President Xi Jinping visit to the country.
The ministry said in a statement that Cambodia had recently arrested 180 Taiwanese fraud centre suspects and that yesterday and early today deported almost 190 people to China at the Chinese government’s request.
“Cambodia, under pressure from China, did not provide a list of our country’s nationals or the total number deported, and the ministry not only continues to urge Cambodia to provide the list as soon as possible, but also expresses its serious concern and protest,” it said.