China bribery probes spread to first domestic firm and Alcon
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The ever-spreading bribery investigations in China have now caught a major domestic manufacturer in their web. Chia Tai Tianqing (CTTQ) Pharmaceutical, a Chinese producer of liver drugs, was exposed on the country's state-run TV station CCTV earlier this month as having paid doctors – mostly from big hospitals in Jiangsu province – for frequent trips to Thailand and Taiwan to attend academic seminars.