Chinese Actor Deceived & Trapped in Human Trafficking Ring: Suspects Apprehended

Recently, the Second Branch of the Shanghai People's Procuratorate, after legal review, identified a transnational trafficking group operating in Myanmar's Myo Dawtei region. The group aimed to trade human beings, using the lure of working abroad as a bait to lure victims such as Chinese citizen Wang into foreign territories. Armed personnel were used to forcibly transport these victims to Myo Dawtei. The group carried out acts of robbery, assault, and illegal detention against many of these victims. Some female victims were raped and forced into prostitution. Members of this group, including Wang Jun, Zhang Fei, and Wu Mou Long, were charged with crimes such as human trafficking, illegal detention, robbery, and kidnapping, in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China and the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China. The case was brought before the Second Intermediate People's Court of Shanghai.

On December 29, 2024, Wang Xing saw a notice in a WeChat group about filming in Bangkok, Thailand. Based on the notice, he added the WeChat of the assistant director “Yan Shiliu” to communicate about filming in Bangkok, Thailand.

On January 3, 2025, after arriving at Bangkok Airport in Thailand, Wang Xing was taken by a vehicle arranged by “Yan Shiliu” across the Thai-Myanmar border and sent to the “Apollo” park in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Thereafter, he was sold to several fraud operation centers such as “Huanya” and “Kaixuan”.

On the evening of January 5, 2025, a Chinese netizen posted on social media that the Chinese actor Wang Xing went missing at the Thai-Myanmar border, which attracted widespread attention from both countries.

On January 6, 2025, the Chinese Consulate General in Chiang Mai, Thailand, stated that it is in close communication with Thai authorities and the relatives of the individual involved. They are providing all necessary assistance and making every effort to find the individual’s whereabouts.

On January 7, 2025, the Chinese Consulate-General in Chiang Mai, Thailand, announced that the consulate learned from the Immigration Department of Damnoen Saduak Province in Thailand that the department has received reports of a Chinese male actor who went missing at the Thai-Myanmar border and is currently being questioned according to regulations.

On January 7, 2025, the police in Da Province, Thailand received a report from the deputy commander of the BGF (Myanmar Border Guard), confirming that the missing Chinese actor Wang Xing had been found.

On January 8, 2025, Thai police confirmed that Wang was deceived into going abroad to participate in casting auditions. She traveled from Thailand to a neighboring country, but upon arriving there, she realized she had been deceived.

On January 8, 2025, Thai police stated that Wang Xing is under investigation by the Thai authorities, and he cannot receive visits or leave Thailand for the time being. The police clarified that he has not suffered any physical injuries, and the rumor of an injured leg online is not true.

On January 8, 2025, Thakchai, the Inspector General of the National Police of Thailand, said in an interview with Thai media that preliminary investigations have confirmed that Chinese actor Wang Xing is a victim of human trafficking. It is planned to send him back to China within one to two days.

On January 11, 2025, the flight back to China for the Chinese actor Wang Xing arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

On January 17, 2025, the Ministry of Public Security announced that it would make every effort to rescue Chinese citizens who have become missing and trapped along the Thai-Myanmar border, and initiate investigations into related cases.

On January 26, 2025, the Ministry of Public Security announced that Yan Moulei (online username 'Yan Shiliu'), a key suspect in the Wang Xing case, had been apprehended and returned to China on the evening of January 25.

On February 20, 2025, the Ministry of Public Security announced that 10 key suspects involved in cases where Chinese actors such as Wang Xing were deceived and stranded overseas, and subjected to illegal detention, had been captured by Thai police. They were successfully brought back to China by our public security authorities in the early hours of February 15.