A Chinese actor reported missing at the Thailand-Myanmar border has been located after fears that he might have entered a Myanmese city known as an online scam hub.
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China’s consulate in the northwestern Thai city of Chiang Mai said on Tuesday that a Chinese national reported missing on Friday had been found by Thai immigration authorities.
“The immigration authorities have picked up the person concerned, and we are conducting relevant inquiries according to rules,” it said in a statement.
Wang Xing, an actor also known by his stage name Xing Xing, lost contact with his girlfriend and family members in Mae Sot district of northwest Thailand, according to a social media post by his girlfriend. The area borders Myanmar’s Myawaddy, a city known as a hub for scam outfits.
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Wang’s girlfriend, known by her surname Kang, also posted on Chinese social media earlier on Tuesday that the Chinese embassy in Thailand was in touch with the Thai police to streamline the rescue.
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