Executive of foreign-owned media firm detained

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 25, 2023 12:11 am

BEIJING: China has detained a senior executive at a foreign-owned media agency for suspected bribery, the firm's parent company WPP has said.

Beijing has intensified its scrutiny of foreign enterprises in certain sectors this year, conducting raids on a string of big-name consulting, research and due diligence firms.

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