China has expressed its interest to help in capacity building in Sri Lanka’s judicial, law enforcement and security sectors amid rising online frauds and arrest of a higher number of Chinese for alleged online financial scams.
The Chinese statement came during President Anura Kumara Disanayake’s official visit to China.
“The two sides recognize judicial, law enforcement and security cooperation as an important component of bilateral cooperation, and stand ready to jointly crack down on cross-border crimes such as telecom fraud and online gambling,” both countries said in a joint statement following the meeting with Disanayake and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
“China is ready to do its best to support capacity building in Sri Lanka’s judicial, law enforcement and security areas and provide assistance of police supplies.”
However, the joint statement did not elaborate on the details of the specific capacity building the both countries discussed.
Sri Lanka government officials said China sent a police team recently when more than 200 Chinese were arrested across the country for alleged online financial scams.