Ted Plafker
tpbeijing.bsky.social
Ted Plafker
@tpbeijing.bsky.social
Correspondent in the Beijing Bureau of The Economist. Living in Beijing and covering China since 1989.
Check out the latest episode of Drum Tower, The Economist's weekly China podcast. This week features Sue-Lin Wong,
talking about China's role in the global scamming industry. (And it's my debut as host of Drum Tower!)

www.economist.com/podcasts/202...
Will China’s crackdown on scammers work?
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, we examine the Communist Party’s efforts to tackle the multi-billion dollar industry of online scams
www.economist.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM