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Chinese anti-scam blogger killed by contractors hired online to silence his work

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Zhang, P. (2026, October 28). Chinese anti-scam blogger killed by contractors hired online to silence his work. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3372403/chinese-anti-scam-blogger-killed-contractors-hired-online-silence-his-work

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A Chinese anti-scam blogger was killed by individuals hired online to silence him. The ringleader behind this act received a suspended death sentence, which has sparked public outrage and demands for immediate execution. Police statements indicate that Liu, who had been extradited from Cambodia to China in June of the same year, was ordered by Chen in 2016 to establish a group called Jinbei, which conducted large-scale telecoms and online fraud operations since 2020.

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Liu, a Chinese investigative blogger who exposed telecoms fraud and other illegal activities, was killed by contractors hired through social media to silence him. Liu had been extradited from Cambodia to China in June 2026 after being accused of involvement with Chen, the founder of Jinbei, a group responsible for operating telecoms fraud compounds in Cambodia since 2016. The Jinbei group was involved in large-scale telecom and online fraud involving "extremely large amounts" of money from 2020 onwards. Liu's death has sparked public outrage, with calls for harsher punishment against those involved.

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Suspended death sentence for ringleader involved in Wu Kai’s death sparks public fury and demands for immediate execution

right calls for immediate execution rather than a suspended sentence

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Topics

Cambodia China Chinese Jinbei

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Chinese NORP · 3× Cambodia GPE · 2× Chen PERSON · 1× China GPE · 1× Jinbei ORG · 1× Liu PERSON · 1× Wu Kai’s PERSON · 1×

Narrative

A police statement at the time said he had been ordered by Chen in 2016 to found a group called Jinbei, which operated telecoms fraud compounds in Cambodia and carried out large-scale telecoms and online fraud involving “extremely large amounts” of money since 2020.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-28

2026-10-28 · South China Morning Post

Chinese anti-scam blogger killed by contractors hired online to silence his work · mixed framing

Claims (3 extracted, 1 hedged)

Chinese anti-scam blogger killed by contractors hired online to silence his work Suspended death sentence for ringleader involved in Wu Kai’s death sparks public fury and demands for immediate execution A Chinese investigative blogger who exposed telecoms fraud and other illegal activity was killed by criminals hired on social media, according to Chinese media, as the case prompts calls for heavier punishment for his death. uncertain

case → kill → death

Liu was extradited from Cambodia to China in June this year. asserted

Liu → extradite → June

which → say → 2020