Chinese anti-scam blogger killed by contractors hired online to silence his work

A Chinese investigative blogger who exposed telecoms fraud and other illegal activity was killed by criminals hired on social media, according to Chinese media, as the case prompts calls for heavier punishment for his death.

The body of Wu Kai, who used the name “Huijian” on social media and had written for years about telecoms fraud in Southeast Asia

, was discovered in southern China in November 2024. His death and details of the case that followed have been revealed this week.

Liu was extradited from Cambodia to China in June this year. A police statement at the time said he had been ordered by Chen in 2016 to found a group called Jinbei, which operated telecoms fraud compounds in Cambodia and carried out large-scale telecoms and online fraud involving “extremely large amounts” of money since 2020.