China diplomats warn citizens not to gamble in Cambodia


China’s embassy in Cambodia issued on Tuesday a warning to mainland-China passport holders not to take part in gambling activities in the Southeast Asia nation, after “multiple” cases recently there, of “violence” directed against Chinese.


“Looking at the recent crime cases involving Chinese citizens, many of those were led by gambling causes,” the embassy said in its latest statement, adding the guidance amounted to a “repeated” warning.


The mission also counselled Chinese citizens against “falling into the trap” of recruitment offers by what it termed companies, luring people to work in Cambodia for “higher pay”.


“The law enforcement units of China and Cambodia are jointly enhancing efforts to combat every online gambling and telecom fraud involving Chinese nationals in Cambodia,” the embassy wrote.


On Tuesday, China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism stated the nation would add more overseas destinations to its “” for cross-border gambling activities, though it did not name any places.

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