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CASE 466  |  Xia Kefu and Sun Jing  |  June 20, 2024  |  Philippines
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  466
  date                June 20, 2024
  original_date       (null)
  year                2024
  month               6
  quarter             2024-Q2
  victim              Xia Kefu and Sun Jing
  location            Manila
  country             Philippines
  scenario            Malicious Invitation - SocialEng
  description         Victims were lured to the Philippines via a fake business invitation from a woman calling herself "Li Na," kidnapped the evening of June 20 after their last contact at 6 PM, and murdered by June 24.
  kidnappings         1
  violence_torture    1
  drugs_alcohol       (null)
  weapons             1
  theft               1
  life_taken          2
  money_wanted        (null)
  coin_type           (null)
  reports             (null)
  notes               (null)
  has_processed_date  0
  created_at          2026-08-10 14:35:51
  (flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
   their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
   same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)

AI SUMMARY  [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
  **Victims:** Xia Kefu, 39, International Marketing Director at Suzhou RainMed Medical Technology. Sun Jing, 45, cardiovascular medical device distributor and entrepreneur. Both lured on a planned 2-day business trip. Traveled together from Beijing on June 20 via PR359 to Manila.
  
  **Attackers:** Organized criminal group. "Li Na" (real name Chen Yu-hsuan, 44, Taiwanese) acted as lure. Suspect surnamed Liu identified as major culprit. Suspects first met victims at EuroPCR medical conference in Paris. 
  
  **Attack Method:** "Li Na" sent victims a formal invitation from fake company "Medev Medical Devices" to discuss product distribution. Victims intercepted at NAIA airport upon arrival. Taken to unknown location and held for ransom. Bodies found by a 13-year-old boy wrapped in a blanket beside a cliff in Sagnay, Camarines Sur.
  
  **Violence Used:** Both victims murdered. Found wrapped in blanket, discarded at cliff. Exact cause of death confirmed via autopsy. Described by investigators as a meticulously planned operation.
  
  **Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** 5 million yuan initially demanded, negotiated to 3 million yuan (~$412,000) paid in USDT by Xia's family. Sun's family paid nothing. Both killed regardless of ransom payment.
  
  **Status:** Chen Yu-hsuan arrested Seoul, September 22, 2024; extradited to China. Suspect Liu arrested USA, October 2024; repatriated to China July 20, 2026. Additional suspects remain under investigation.

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_27946467
  [url_2]  https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/07/04/2367619/persons-interest-eyed-2-chinese-execs-murder
  [url_3]  https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-07-20/Suspect-linked-to-overseas-kidnapping-murder-repatriated-from-US-1OWkyr6iNGw/share_amp.html
  [url_4]  https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/philippine/two-abducted-chinese-businessmen-found-dead-in-philippines-07032024145755.html

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两名华人在菲律宾遭绑架遇害，家属：曾多次打来电话让筹赎金_直击现场_澎湃新闻-The Paper

7月2日，澎湃新闻记者从遇害的美籍华人孙某的家属杨女士处获悉，孙某45岁，此前在一家跨国医疗公司工作，后来自己创办医疗公司，经常有跨境工作行程。事发后，家属紧急办理签证前往菲律宾，菲律宾警方表示，在距离首都马尼拉四五百公里处发现了孙某和另一遇害者夏某的遗体，现场并未发现两人的通讯工具。目前，家属还未获取尸检报告，不清楚具体死因。

杨女士介绍，孙某此行去菲律宾是为了拓展业务，原计划停留2天左右。6月20日，孙某和夏某共同乘坐PR359次航班抵达菲律宾，在当晚6时许发了报平安的信息，之后便再没有回复。杨女士称，当晚，孙某同事也曾发送信息，未获回复。

次日上午，杨女士尝试拨打孙某电话无法接通，微信语音、信息也没有人回应。杨女士称，她从夏某家属处得知，夏某在向朋友借钱。杨女士说，6月21日下午4点多，丈夫孙某的同事也接到电话，让他筹钱1500万人民币，转换成USDT虚拟货币打给指定账户。杨女士说，后来孙某和她多次语音通话，最后一次通话发生在6月23日早上。这期间多次通话的主要内容是筹款，孙某的电话那边还曾出现另一个说中文的男性的声音。她回忆称，对方曾说，“孙总在我们这里输了钱，如果不给钱就会被赢钱的人带走，会发生什么样的事我就不知道了。”

杨女士说，她和夏某家属向中、菲警方报了案。她表示，自己家并未支付赎金，夏某家属也接到了类似索要钱款的电话，支付了300万元人民币赎金。随即，两家家属赶往菲律宾。6月27日，家属从菲律宾警方得知，6月24日警方已发现孙某和夏某遇害。

遇害的夏某任职于苏州润迈德医疗科技有限公司，企业的一篇宣传文章显示，夏某职位为国际营销总监。据落款为夏某同志治丧委员会的讣告显示，苏州润迈德国际营销总监夏某，因不幸遭遇绑架案于2024年6月24日在菲律宾逝世，享年39岁。讣告称，夏某生于湖南省沅江市，毕业于湖南城市学院，曾先后任职于乐普（北京）医疗装备有限公司及苏州润迈德。夏某勇于担当，业绩突出，为人诚恳。该讣告尚未得到相关方面证实。

7月3日，澎湃新闻从乐普（北京）医疗装备有限公司处了解到，绑架案遇害的夏某曾任职该公司。据湖南城市学院官网介绍，夏某曾任北京乐普医疗装备有限公司副总经理，主持公司与德国西门子医疗、法国泰雷兹等高端医疗器械制造的战略合作。

杨女士介绍，她从孙某同事处得知，孙某此行是受一名自称“李娜”的菲律宾经销商邀请，“李娜”曾提供名为Medev医疗公司出具的邀请函，邀请孙某商议产品分销等事宜，但她并不清楚孙某如何结识“李娜”。杨女士表示，自己之前会部分陪同孙某的工作行程，曾和孙某一同参加法国EuroPCR会议，会议上孙某和夏某相识，但自己并没有在会议上见过“李娜”。

7月2日，杨女士表示，中国警方、菲律宾警方、美国联邦调查局已介入，三国共同开展调查。据新京报7月2日报道，记者从菲律宾国警反绑架大队获悉，当地警方已与我国使馆保持沟通。目前该案正在调查中，犯罪嫌疑人尚未抓到。

中国驻菲律宾大使馆曾发布消息，7月1日，中国驻菲律宾大使黄溪连会见菲律宾文官长、总统反有组织犯罪委员会主席贝萨明。双方回顾了近段时间来两国执法部门联合打击绑架杀人、电信诈骗、贩卖人口等恶性犯罪特别是与菲离岸博彩业相关犯罪活动取得的进展，就近期重点个案交换意见，一致同意加强中菲执法合作，共同打击跨国犯罪，更好保护两国人民生命财产安全。

7月2日，中国驻菲律宾大使馆通报，日前，中国驻菲律宾使馆接到一名中国公民在菲遭绑架的报案求助，立即启动应急机制，全力开展营救工作。使馆积极协助家属向菲国警反绑架局报警，在国内公安部门指导下与菲警方开展执法合作，通过外交渠道向菲方提出交涉，要求其尽快解救人质，采取切实措施保障在菲中国公民安全与合法权益。同时，使馆还协调为被绑架者家属来菲提供协助和便利。不幸的是，该中国公民最终遇害。据了解，一同被害的还有一名美籍华人。使馆向两名遇害者表示哀悼，对凶手予以最严厉的谴责。使馆向遇害中国公民家属积极提供领事协助，从多层面就此案再次向菲政府高层和有关部门提出交涉，敦促菲方加大办案力度，尽快缉拿并严惩凶手。

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Persons of interest eyed in 2 Chinese execs’ murder | Philstar.com

MANILA, Philippines — Persons of interest in the kidnapping and killing of two Chinese business executives have been identified, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Xia Ke Fu, 39, and his Chinese-American companion Jimmy Sing Sun were killed by their kidnappers after collecting the three-million-yuan ransom.

Suspects initially asked for five million yuan.

The police Anti-Kidnapping Group is working on leads, PNP chief information officer Col. Jean Fajardo told reporters.

“We can’t provide more details to avoid preempting the ongoing investigation,” Fajardo said.

Xia is a marketing director at Suzhou RainMed Medical Technology.

The victims’ bodies were found on June 24 in a ravine in Barangay Patitinan in Sagnay town in Camarines Sur, based on a report by the Bicol police.

They arrived in the Philippines on June 20 on a business trip but unidentified men fetched them at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

The families sought assistance of the Chinese embassy.

On June 28, the families went to Camarines Sur to identify the victims’ remains at a funeral parlor in Tigaon town.

It is too early to conclude the suspects’ motives, Fajardo maintained.

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Suspect in overseas kidnapping, murder of Chinese national repatriated from US

The key suspect in a kidnapping and murder case targeting Chinese citizens in the Philippines, is escorted by police at Beijing Capital International Airport, China, July 20, 2026. /Xinhua

A key suspect behind the kidnapping and murder of a Chinese citizen in the Philippines was repatriated to China from the United States on Monday, the Ministry of Public Security said.

According to the ministry and media reports, two individuals including a Chinese national surnamed Xia were lured to the Philippines in June 2024, where they were abducted and later killed by a criminal gang.

Investigation found that the suspect, surnamed Liu, was a major culprit in the case and had fled to the United States, the ministry said.

Chinese police worked closely with law enforcement agencies in the United States, the Philippines and the Republic of Korea throughout the investigation, which led to the issue of an Interpol Red Notice for Liu.

Chinese police also communicated with US law enforcement agencies and shared evidence with them on several occasions, in order for them to arrest and repatriate the suspect, according to the ministry.

Acting on information and evidence provided by the Chinese side, US law enforcement agencies arrested Liu in October 2024 before returning him to China on Monday, the ministry said.

The case represents the latest outcome of law enforcement cooperation between China and the United States in implementing the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, and another successful case for China and the United States to jointly crack down on cross-border crime, the ministry said.

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2 abducted Chinese businessmen found dead in Philippines: police – Benar News

Families tried to pay ransoms for their release but lost contact with the kidnappers, authorities say.

Two Chinese nationals who had been missing for days were found dead in the central Philippines, authorities said Wednesday, the latest in high-profile crimes targeting expatriates.

The men, identified as Xia Ke Fu and Jimmy Jing Sun, arrived in Manila last month for a planned meeting on a possible business venture with an unknown local partner in the city of Naga in the eastern Philippines, authorities said.

Their relatives did not hear from them and subsequently contacted local police. Eight days after their arrival, officers on June 28 verified the remains of the two, national police spokeswoman Col. Jean Fajardo told reporters in Manila.

“They arrived here on June 20 supposedly to meet Chinese nationals for a business transaction in our country, but when they arrived at the airport they were picked up,” Fajardo said on Wednesday. “The following day, their families received a demand for ransom amounting to 5 million yuan [U.S. $687,732].”

She said the victims’ families had managed to negotiate a lower ransom of 3 million Chinese yuan ($412,639), which they wired to the kidnappers. But the suspects could no longer be contacted.

The families then reached out to the police. After receiving a tip, officers went to the town of Tigaon in eastern Camarines Sur province, accompanied by the victims’ families, according to authorities.

Maj. Michael Albania, the local police chief, said a 13-year-old boy found the bodies of both men “wrapped in a blanket beside a cliff.”

Family members identified one of the victims as Xia Ke Fu, 39, a marketing director at Suzhou RainMed Medical Technology and an alumnus of Hunan City University. Police did not release details of how the second victim was identified.

Investigators said they have suspects in the case, but did not name them because of the ongoing manhunt.

On Monday, officials from Manila and Beijing agreed to boost their cooperation efforts against transnational crimes including offshore gaming operations in the Philippines, without specifically discussing this incident.

A day later, the Philippine Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission released a statement supporting the agreement.

“The strengthened cooperation between China and the Philippines sends a clear message to criminal syndicates operating across borders that their malicious activities will not be tolerated or allowed to undermine the security and stability of these nations,” the commission said on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the Chinese Embassy in Manila issued a statement urging Philippine authorities to arrest and severely punish the suspects as soon as possible.

It also reminded Chinese citizens in the Philippines to be vigilant and aware of security precautions.

"After the kidnap took place, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines stayed in close touch with the Philippine side and urged it to make every possible effort to work on the case and take effective measures to protect the safety of Chinese nationals in the Philippines," Mao Ning, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman, told reporters in Beijing on Tuesday.

The case was the latest criminal act targeting Chinese nationals.

Last month, three Chinese tourists were allegedly abducted by four police officers, including a police major, in Manila. The police officers, all assigned in the country's capital region, have been arrested and face robbery, kidnapping, and car theft charges.

In June 2021, police rescued an abducted Chinese national who had worked as a casino employee and arrested five members of a Chinese crime gang and a Filipino getaway driver in Manila.

Earlier, police arrested eight members of a Chinese crime gang in January 2021 who were linked to the kidnappings of Chinese employees at an electronics firm. One of the hostages was freed, but the other was later found dead, his body dumped in a ravine.

Jojo Riñoza and Gerard Carreon in Manila contributed to this report.

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