# The Asian Crime Century The Asian Crime Century charts the history of organised crime from Asia as the economy of the region expands, and explains how crime from Asia has an impact on the rest of the world. Page: Feed: --- ## [Displacement not Defeat: Chinese Organised Crime Networks Move from South East Asia to Sri Lanka](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/displacement-not-defeat-chinese-organised) _2026-08-16 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 173 ## [The Four Seas Gang of Taiwan and the Consolidation of Physical and Digital Crime](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/the-four-seas-gang-of-taiwan-and) _2026-07-26 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 172 ## [State Threats: Why They Matter Now](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/state-threats-why-they-matter-now) _2026-07-15 · Martin Purbrick_ A first essay from the founders of the Centre for State Threats (cross post from the Centre for State Threats) ## [Introducing the Centre for State Threats](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/introducing-the-centre-for-state) _2026-07-08 · Martin Purbrick_ Dear friend, ## [Guo Wengui: Corruption, Fraud and the Business of Anti-CCP Activism](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/guo-wengui-corruption-fraud-and-the) _2026-07-03 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 171 ## [Exporting National Security - A Report of Chinese Overseas Security Intelligence](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/exporting-national-security-an-assessment) _2026-05-07 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 170 ## [The Luen Ying She triad – Society of United Heroes criminal history](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/the-luen-ying-she-triad-society-of) _2026-05-03 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 169 ## [The Dubai-India Crime Corridor](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/the-dubai-india-crime-corridor) _2026-04-25 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 168 ## [The Macau Model - Chinese Organised Crime and the Mobile Capital Circulation System](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/the-macau-model-chinese-organised) _2026-04-19 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 167 ## [ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT F.W. SHAFTAIN AND THE TRIAD PLOT TO MASSACRE EUROPEANS IN HONG KONG](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/assistant-superintendent-fw-shaftain) _2026-04-12 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 166 ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YAgvsuRWQYht) _2026-04-12 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [29 Bullets in Cambodia - The Execution of Lin Ping-wen and the Reach of Chinese Transnational Organised Crime](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/29-bullets-in-cambodia-the-execution) _2026-03-28 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 155 ## [Iran’s Covert War in the UK: State espionage and organised crime](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/irans-covert-war-in-the-uk-state) _2026-03-22 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 154 ## [American Candy, Asian Nails, and Turkish Barbers - The New Black Economy](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/american-candy-asian-nails-and-turkish) _2026-03-15 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 153 ## [Sanctions and Missiles - China’s Long History of Illicit Arms Sales to Iran](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/sanctions-and-missiles-chinas-long) _2026-03-07 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 152 ## [Taiwan Rashomon – The Death of Wu Dun, the Last Assassin of the Bamboo Union](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/taiwan-rashomon-the-death-of-wu-dun) _2026-03-01 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 151 ## [Shadow Liquidity - Chinese Money Laundering and the Crypto Illicit Asset Class](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/shadow-liquidity-chinese-money-laundering) _2026-02-22 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 150 ## [From Bombay to Britain - The Expanding Reach of Indian Organised Crime](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/from-bombay-to-britain-the-expanding) _2026-02-08 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 149 ## [Stop the Boats! (Engines) - UK Engagement with China’s Security State](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/stop-the-boats-engines-uk-engagement) _2026-01-31 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 148 ## [Illicit Economies, Transnational Organised Crime and the Role of Asia webinar, 4 February](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/illicit-economies-transnational-organised) _2026-01-27 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asia Scotland Institute, Brookings Institution and the Asian Crime Century ## [Reach prospects with real signals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0DZKOS4PltbZ) _2026-01-27 · **Sponsored**_ Find prospects talking about your problem and get context-backed moments to engage ## [Harmony, Victory, and Survival - The Wo Shing Wo as a Networked Criminal Brand](https://asiacrimecentury.substack.com/p/harmony-victory-and-survival-the) _2026-01-24 · Martin Purbrick_ The Asian Crime Century briefing 147