Jason Tower on How China-Backed Scam Groups Threaten U.S. Interests

March 05, 2025 00:05:04
Jason Tower on How China-Backed Scam Groups Threaten U.S. Interests
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Jason Tower on How China-Backed Scam Groups Threaten U.S. Interests

Mar 05 2025 | 00:05:04

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Show Notes

Transnational scams based out of Southeast Asia are increasingly targeting American citizens in a trend that is being “increasingly compared to fentanyl in terms of the impacts on the U.S.,” says USIP’s Jason Tower, adding that since the crime syndicates have close ties with China, we should be “pushing China on this issue to hold it accountable.”

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