China said Wednesday its authorities have held 35 Japanese nationals in criminal custody late last month on suspicion of fraud.
China said Wednesday its authorities have held 35 Japanese nationals in criminal custody late last month on suspicion of fraud.
The confirmation came after a source involved in Japan-China relations said they have been detained for alleged involvement in telephone scams, making calls from China to people in Japan and talked them into transferring large sums of money through banks. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang, who provided the confirmation, said police took them into custody on June 30.
