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資本外流。 要共同對非法入境的中國人實施更嚴格的檢
但另一方面，美國等其他國家都指責中 查。」Parames是一名華裔泰國律師，曾在上
國袒護在緬甸、寮國，甚至富裕的馬來西亞 海復旦大學就讀，現在是前進黨國際關係工
（包括一馬公司洗錢醜聞）活動的國際通緝 作組的成員。雖然他認為泰國應該與中國進
犯。即使中國真心希望打擊邊境以南的違法亂 行經濟合作，但「我們不能允許中國人在不

紀，深層的制度性問題也會妨礙它施展手腳。 納稅的情況下非法經營或使用不法管道，這
對於深受中國文化影響的泰國來說，中 對像三聘市場這類地方的攤商造成影響。」
國政府與這些犯罪活動的關係，會引發極大 三聘市場是唐人街的批發市場。
爭議。 在汽車和電子等產業內，中國資本是泰
成功當選曼谷第一區議員的前進黨候 國合法經濟的重要力量。因此，泰國恐怕沒
選人Parames Wittayaraksan表示，「我們需 有籌碼跟中國全面「脫鉤」。

when the latter criticized Prime Minister Prayut Chan- crime in Thailand is that Chinese criminals have fled
O-Cha for slow follow-up on the earlier scandal. to Thailand following the anti-corruption campaign,

as well as the increased social surveillance following
The awkward question pandemic controls. One of the original defenses
China used to justify its “overseas police stations”
In the speech, using information from Chuwit, after they attracted international media attention last
Rome made an accusation with direct relevance to year was that Chinese people are being victimized
Thai-Chinese relations: he asserted that the Sha’anxi by scams based in Southeast Asia; indeed, it is their
Association of Thailand, was a front for mafia activity main market. Moreover, China is also becoming more

to facilitate Thai official corruption. worried about capital outflows via money laundering.
China is aware of the incendiary nature of such At the same time, the US and other countries
accusations, and the embassy to Thailand has warned accuse China of protecting wanted international
“third-party forces” against using the issue to “discredit criminals operating in Myanmar, Laos, and even wealthier
China and undermine the friendly cooperation between Malaysia (with the 1MDB scandal). If China is sincere
China and Thailand.” (More recent reporting has also about the desire to crack down on lawlessness south
alleged that so called “overseas police stations” in of its border, deeper institutional issues are apparently
Europe also have ties to organized crime.) preventing it from mounting an effective response.
To some extent, China is probably being sincere The issue of Chinese state ties to criminality is

in its desire to root out corruption. In addition to the a deeply divisive one for Thailand, which has strong
factors for the uptick in crime noted above, another Chinese cultural roots.
of the reasons for the uptick in Chinese organized “We need to jointly implement more intense

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