Chinese police have dismantled more than 1,000 gangs and detained about 8,200 suspects, just 10 days after the country’s top security official announced a year-long campaign against organised crime.The Ministry of Public Security said on Monday that the crackdown focused on crimes that had evolved into “more covert” forms and spread rapidly online.“New types of crimes such as online predatory lending, soft-violence debt collection … coerced consumption and online harassment have become major forms of organised crime,” the ministry said on social media.
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TUE · 2026-08-11 · 10:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0811-101202
NSR-2026-0811-101202News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Over 8,200 detained as China launches year-long crackdown on organised crime
Chinese police have initiated a year-long campaign against organized crime, resulting in the dismantling of over 1,000 gangs and the detention of approximately 8,200 suspects within the first 10 days. The Ministry of Public Security announced that the crackdown is targeting evolving and increasingly covert forms of crime, particularly those spreading rapidly online.
Phoebe ZhangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-11 · 10:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Chinese police have initiated a year-long campaign against organized crime, resulting in the dismantling of over 1,000 gangs and the detention of approximately 8,200 suspects within the first 10 days. The Ministry of Public Security announced that the crackdown is targeting evolving and increasingly covert forms of crime, particularly those spreading rapidly online. These new types of organized crime include online predatory lending, soft-violence debt collection, coerced consumption, and online harassment. The ministry highlighted these emerging criminal activities as major concerns.
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New types of organised crime include online predatory lending, soft-violence debt collection, coerced consumption, and online harassment.
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The crackdown focuses on crimes that have become more covert and spread rapidly online.
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China has launched a year-long campaign against organised crime.
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Chinese police have dismantled over 1,000 gangs and detained approximately 8,200 suspects.
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