Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Chinas judiciary has delivered one of its harshest verdicts yet against cross-border crime, sentencing 16 members of a notorious Myanmar-based crime syndicate to death for their role in operating vast cyber scam compounds that exploited tens of thousands of victims and left a trail of killings, injuries, and shattered lives. The case, centered on the powerful Ming family, underscores not only the immense financial damage wrought by such criminal enterprises but also the growing security threat they pose along Chinas southern border.

The Wenzhou Peoples Intermediate Court in Zhejiang Province announced on Monday that 11 members of the Ming syndicate were sentenced to immediate execution, while five others received ...