China's mafia is building an empire in Southeast Asia

China likes to present itself as a prime example of internal security. Nevertheless, there is a Chinese mafia - and it is defrauding people around the world of billions.

It was in Mae Sot, on the border with Myanmar, that Wang Xing got a bad feeling. The actor had actually come to Bangkok for a casting call. However, the supposed employees of the production company drove him across the Myanmar border to the city of Myawaddy. There they shaved his head and put a cell phone in his hand. Instead of going on a shoot, Wang e…