Actor Wang Xing's Ordeal in Myawaddy: Huanya Park as Cross-Border Telecom Fraud Transit Hub

In January 2025, the disappearance of actor Wang Xing at the Thailand-Myanmar border drew widespread attention. China's Ministry of Public Security confirmed that Wang Xing was abducted by armed personnel and smuggled into Myawaddy, Myanmar, being transferred three times within four days, being detained at Apollo Park, Black Park, and Triumph Park successively. This case exposed Huanya Park's operation model as a transit hub for cross-border telecom fraud. On December 29, 2024, actor Wang Xing saw a notice about filming in Bangkok, Thailand, in a WeChat group. After communicating with an assistant director, he arrived in Bangkok on January 3, 2025, and was transported via the Thailand-Myanmar border into Myawaddy's "Apollo" park, then trafficked to multiple telecom fraud parks including "Huanya" and "Triumph." During his detention at Black Park, when Wang Xing attempted to buy his freedom, a guard responded coldly: "What Myawaddy lacks most is people, not money." This detail revealed the harsh reality that victims are priced based on education level and typing speed, with each person selling for 100,000 to 300,000 yuan. Huayna Park is located in Myawaddy, Myanmar, bordering Thailand. Together with Apollo Park and Triumph Park, it forms a fraud cluster facilitating cross-border human trafficking. The park's main functions include transit detention, violent control, and closed-loop operations. Victims are briefly detained here, receiving "fraud training" or waiting to be resold. The park uses non-lethal torture such as mustard up the nose, forced salt ingestion, and eating raw chilies to destroy victims' will. A monitoring network composed of taxi drivers, vendors, and local militia surrounds the park; escaped victims are typically recaptured within 10 minutes. On October 13, 2025, the topic "Actor Wang Xing was forced to take out online loans in the telecom fraud park" trended on Chinese social media. Wang Xing was forced to take out tens of thousands of yuan in online loans while in the park and still needs to make installment payments after returning to China. Lawyers indicate that if coercion is proven, victims have the right to rescind such contracts. In July 2025, China-Myanmar-Thailand joint law enforcement demolished traditional telecom fraud parks in Myawaddy (such as KK Park and Water Valley Park), but just two months later, new parks rapidly rebuilt, with satellite images showing a surge in buildings. The Karen National Army's cooperation with the Myanmar military provides armed protection for the parks, making cross-border law enforcement unable to reach the core benefit chain. The Ministry of Public Security coordinated with Chinese and Thai police through international law enforcement cooperation, arresting 12 domestic and foreign suspects and successfully rescuing multiple victims including Wang Xing, Sun Qiang, Yang Qi, Wu Qilin, Linailing, and Xu Ningning. However, high-level protection umbrellas have not been eradicated, and park reconstruction speed far exceeds crackdown efficiency. Recent reports show that fraud schemes have evolved: criminal groups register companies in China, recruit fresh graduates, provide genuine employment and social insurance, wait for victims to lower their guard, then use "team building" as a pretext to smuggle them abroad. Prevention tips: Be wary of overseas high-salary job offers and verify company qualifications and job nature; avoid illegal channels to exit the country and be cautious about "acquaintance-introduced" overseas job opportunities; immediately resign if a company you've worked for less than a year suddenly arranges free overseas team building; warning signs include suddenly requiring passport surrender, unusually high salaries with vague job descriptions.