(Reuters) - China has arrested 62 suspects abroad and seized 10 billion yuan (1.16 billion pounds) in assets from 380 fraudulent peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms since June as part of a crackdown on online finance, the public security ministry said.
The arrest of P2P suspects hiding overseas is a top priority of Operation Fox Hunt, part of President Xi Jinping's war on corruption that includes bringing back government officials and business executives who have fled abroad with assets.
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