That fact alone pretty much guarantees this guy gets F'ed over if the CPC starts to hear too much about what he's up to.
Now I think about it, that's probably the reason he's so desperate to suppress any media coverage of the entire scam. He knows if the dictators back in China get wind of it, the gig is up.
Probably also some less than savory people out of Hong Kong that would be anxious to, um, "cut out any loose ends" so to speak. Anyone, like the guy in this article for instance, that might inform their government as to the identity of his co-conspirators.
It has been shown many times before, with this shitshow being the latest example, that most "third world" countries simply do not have a legal system in place that can cope with rich Western or new-rich Asian exploiteers. In turn, that means that yes, Western countries need to step in on all levels until these countries have robust enough systems to stand up for their interests (and not those of rich "businessmen" and scammers) on their own!
The West wasn't responsible, but rapacious. The colonialists are the "rich Western or new-rich Asian exploiteers", and always have been. That's who the anti-colonialists have pushed back against.
> now "third world" countries
Nobody in that field has used that word in a long time. Africa - an enormous place that can't be described in one way, has many countries doing very well.
> Western countries need to step in
That should be up to the people in those countries, not you or me or some powerful Westerner. Usually it doesn't work out well for their interests - the colonial powers use the countries for their interests.
* s/bad//g if you're feeling spicy
TimorousBestie•3h ago