China will launch the International Alliance Against Telecom and Online Fraud in September 2026, an intergovernmental organization designed to coordinate police forces, investigators and financial-intelligence units against transnational criminal networks. More than 40 countries have expressed willingness to participate, although they are not yet formal members and no official membership list, statute or budget has been published.
The founding ceremony will take place during the 2026 Conference of the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. The initiative was announced in Beijing at 10:00 a.m. on July 24 by Jiang Guoli, Director General of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of China’s Ministry of Public Security.
Qi Yanjun
The strategy will fall under Wang Xiaohong, China’s Minister of Public Security and State Councilor. The presentation also included Qi Yanjun, Executive Vice Minister; Li Jiantao, head of investigations into environmental, food, pharmaceutical and intellectual-property crimes; Wang Qiang, Director General of the Traffic Management Bureau; and Zhou Jianshe, spokesperson for the State Council Information Office. No foreign head of state was identified as a signatory.
Wang Qiang
The alliance will exchange intelligence, coordinate operations, identify financiers, trace assets and facilitate arrests and repatriations. China already cooperates with more than 30 countries, including Spain, the United Arab Emirates and Myanmar. Since 2023, cooperation with Myanmar has resulted in the capture and transfer of more than 59,000 suspects and the dismantling of four criminal organizations in Kokang.
China, Myanmar and Thailand established a ministerial mechanism for Myawaddy in 2025; it conducted 10 repatriation operations and demolished more than 630 buildings at KK Park. In 2026, China, the United States and the UAE dismantled nine fraud compounds and arrested 276 people. Operations involving Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka produced another 20,000 arrests and repatriations.
The domestic legal foundation is China’s Anti-Telecom and Online Fraud Law, effective since December 1, 2022. Article 37 authorizes international cooperation, evidence sharing, arrests and asset recovery. Fighting fraud will remain a priority under China’s 15th Five-Year Plan for 2026–2030.
