[8] In 2014, a Shandong court convicted him of running an illegal lottery business in the Philippines that targeted Chinese online users, and had netted US$298 million in profits.
[4] From there, he expanded his business interests to the Philippines and acquired ownership of one of Manila's largest spa and entertainment centers.
[12] In 2017, Yatai received a conditional permit from the Myanmar Investment Commission to develop a small-scale housing estate in Shwe Kokko, near the Burmese-Thai border town of Myawaddy.
[18][2] However, after the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, during which the Burmese military deposed the civilian-led government, the military became pre-occupied with addressing the ensuing Myanmar civil war, enabling the development in Shwe Kokko, now a regional human trafficking and cyber scamming hub, to resume.
[19][20][15][21] Buildings have been converted into prison-like hubs from which cybercriminals run scams that target internet users around the world.
[22] In December 2023, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on She Zhijiang for being linked to "forced labour schemes" in which "victims were trafficked to work for online scam farms".
[23][24] On 13 August 2022, Thai police arrested She in Bangkok, with plans to extradite him to China to face criminal charges.
Alice Guo denied knowing She Zhijiang in House of Representatives inquiries and Senate hearings.