On November 12, the popular internet celebrity “Orange Sister” with 120,000 fans on TikTok suddenly went missing in Cambodia, along with her boyfriend who also disappeared. On November 16, “Orange Sister” confirmed her disappearance and issued a missing person notice.
According to reports from mainland China, in early November, “Orange Sister” went to Sihanoukville, Cambodia to visit her boyfriend “Brother Long”. The original plan was for her to return home on November 13, but she lost contact starting from November 12 and has not returned since, with her phone turned off.
“Orange Sister’s” sister stated on November 16 that they have been unable to contact her for several days, confirming her disappearance, and issued a missing person notice seeking help. Currently, her boyfriend’s phone is also turned off and he is unreachable.
The latest video update from “Orange Sister” was on November 11.
It is reported that “Brother Long”, the boyfriend of “Orange Sister”, claimed to run a hotel in Sihanoukville, but Sihanoukville is notorious for telecom fraud, raising doubts about his occupation.
After the incident was exposed, “Orange Sister’s” family and fans have posted missing person notices through Douyin and Weibo, and contacted the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for assistance. Several internet celebrities have helped repost the missing person information, urging Chinese people in Cambodia to provide clues and attempting to contact private rescue organizations in hopes of contacting “Orange Sister” as soon as possible.
The news of “Orange Sister’s” disappearance has sparked online attention, and the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia’s Ambassador Wang Wenbin is also facing public pressure.
Netizens commented, “With the name ‘Brother Long’, one can only wish for the best” and “It is highly probable that ‘Orange Sister’ was betrayed by her boyfriend. Sihanoukville is a place filled with deceit, there are very few good people there.” and “I am curious, despite knowing the dangers of that place, why do so many people still go there.”
“Listen to advice: if you have friends summoning you to Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, or the Philippines without clear details, do not go, as it could likely lead to a worse outcome than death” and “Hurry and report to the US, UK, or South Korea.”
Of note, Cambodia, located near the “Golden Triangle”, is plagued by rampant telecom fraud. Sihanoukville and its border areas are home to dozens of government-approved casinos.
On November 12, the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia stated that the Cambodian Anti-Cybercrime Committee joint with the Sihanoukville provincial police conducted a raid on a building in the fourth district of Sihanoukville, destroying a criminal den suspected of engaging in transnational online fraud activities. A total of 263 suspects were arrested in the operation, including 207 Chinese citizens.
On June 26, in its latest investigation report, Amnesty International revealed that the Cambodian government turned a blind eye to widespread human rights violations such as slavery, human trafficking, child labor, and torture occurring in over fifty fraud zones in the country.
In February of this year, Mr. Li, an informant, previously disclosed the evolution of fraud zones and pointed out that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the ultimate force behind these fraudulent activities. He stated that these fraudulent chains have a symbiotic relationship with the CCP’s Belt and Road Initiative, present in Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, and Africa, wherever the Belt and Road Initiative operates, without exception.