China is actively carrying out bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Thailand, Myanmar and other neighboring countries to jointly stamp out online gambling and telecom fraud, a foreign ministry spokesperson said in Beijing on Friday.

Lin Jian made the remarks in response to a relevant query concerning recent comments from Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra about the fight against online gambling and telecom fraud. The Thai leader spoke about this fight during a state visit to China.

Lin noted that a string of cross-border telecom fraud and other cases along the Thailand-Myanmar border recently have threatened the lives and property of citizens of relevant countries, including China and Thailand, while also interfering with normal exchanges and cooperation among regional countries.

"Resolutely cracking down on online gambling and telecom fraud is an inevitable choice to safeguard the common interests of regional countries and meets the common expectations of people around the world," Lin said.