ARRESTED?: Tencent said five or six former employees, including current Alibaba executive Patrick Liu, had been detained by Chinese authorities and the investigation was ongoing.
BEIJING/BENGALURU: Chinese authorities have detained about half a dozen former employees of Tencent Holdings Ltd for alleged corruption and bribery, as well as a current Alibaba Group Holding Ltd executive, the two companies said.
Amid a continuing crackdown on corruption by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Tencent said in a statement on Friday "five or six" people were detained, including two surnamed Zhang and Yue.
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