Why China moved so quickly to execute 11 members of a notorious mafia family

BBC News - WorldCenterEN 3 min read 100% complete January 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM

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China swiftly executed 11 members of the Ming organized crime family from Myanmar's Shan state in September. The Ming family, along with the Bau, Wei, and Liu clans, rose to power in Laukkaing after a 2009 military operation and shifted the local economy to casinos and online fraud. These families maintained close ties with the Myanmar military, even after the 2021 coup. They operated brutal scam compounds where tens of thousands of Chinese workers were lured and forced to run "pig-butchering" scams targeting Chinese victims. After an incident at the Ming family's Crouching Tiger Villa in October 2023 where guards killed several Chinese nationals, Chinese authorities felt compelled to take action.

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Nay Pyi Taw 30% MNDAA 40% Chinese Ministry of Public Security 40% Liu Zhengxiang 40% Shan State 50% Laukkaing ×560% Min Aung Hlaing ×260% Myanmar ×570% China ×580% Ming family ×590%

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