Thailand Extradites Gambling Tycoon to China

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Nov 13, 2025 - 10:56 Updated: Nov 12, 2025 - 21:57
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Thailand Extradites Gambling Tycoon to China

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A Chinese Cambodian tycoon accused of running online gambling sites and cyber scams in Burma, also known as Myanmar, and Cambodia was extradited to China on Nov. 12, Thai authorities said.
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She Zhijiang, the developer of Burma’s Yatai New City, which, according to the U.S. Treasury Department, became notorious for “gambling, drug trafficking, prostitution, and scams targeting people around the world, particularly Americans,” was arrested by Thai police in August 2022.

She’s extradition follows an order by a Thai criminal court in May 2024 and a decision by another court on Monday, upholding the order after an appeal by his legal team.

The tycoon will stand trial in China for operating illegal casinos and gambling websites, as well as for using Burma as a base for these illegal operations and to launder money, according to a statement by Thai police.

“The Chinese have asked for this suspect, which is a high priority for China,” Police Lieutenant General Jirabhop Bhuridej said.

She was escorted from Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok to Suvarnabhumi Airport on Wednesday, according to the Bangkok Post.
She’s lawyer, Sanya Eadjongdee, called the extradition process “unusual,” but did not provide further comments. He said that She continues to deny any wrongdoing.

Sanctions

The United States imposed sanctions against She and eight other individuals in September, operating in Burma’s small village of Shwe Kokko, which was transformed into a large hub for casinos and online scam operations.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the scam center hub was operating under the protection of the already sanctioned criminal organization Karen National Army (KNA). The KNA is a transnational criminal organization that facilitates online scam operations that target Americans and exploit workers in forced labor.

“These sanctions protect Americans from the pervasive threat of online scam operations by disrupting the ability of criminal networks to perpetuate industrial-scale fraud, forced labor, physical and sexual abuse, and theft of Americans’ hard-earned savings,” Rubio said.

The UK sanctioned She in 2023 for his links to forced labour in Southeast Asia, where it said victims were trafficked to work for online scam farms.

A 2024 report by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime said She is “known to have a robust business and investment portfolio across Southeast Asia, and particularly Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and the Philippines, spanning across industries including real estate, construction, entertainment, and blockchain technology.”
She, who obtained Cambodian citizenship in 2017, has previously said that his prosecution is politically motivated, alleging involvement by Chinese state security.

Sources close to She told The Epoch Times that She was once recruited by the Chinese Communist Party as a “patriotic businessman” for overseas projects linked to the Belt and Road Initiative, but later fell out with Beijing after resisting efforts to seize control of his multibillion-dollar Yatai project in Burma.

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