NANJING / BEIJING - A group of 200 Chinese citizens suspected of involvement in fraud returned to China under the escort of Chinese police on Thursday after being repatriated from Myawaddy in Myanmar.

The suspects were first sent to Thailand before being flown back to China on several chartered flights, which arrived at an airport in Nanjing, the capital of eastern Jiangsu province.

The repatriation of these suspects marks a significant achievement of law enforcement cooperation between China, Myanmar and Thailand against telecom fraud, according to a statement by the Ministry of Public Security.

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In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said fighting online gambling and telecom fraud is a must choice to safeguard the common interests of China and other regional countries, and is what people of all countries want.

In response to a relevant query, Guo told a daily news briefing that resolutely cracking down on crimes of online gambling and telecom fraud also demonstrates the countries' commitment to the people-centered development philosophy.

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He said China is actively carrying out bilateral and multilateral cooperation with countries such as Thailand and Myanmar to adopt various means to address both the symptoms and root cause of such crimes while preventing lawbreakers from crossing borders, so as to end the scourge of online gambling and scams, safeguard the life and property of the people, and maintain orderly exchange and cooperation among regional countries.