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How a UK big pharma exec was arrested in China – and hasn’t been heard from since

How a UK big pharma exec was arrested in China – and hasn’t been heard from since

The China chief of AstraZeneca - Britain's biggest company - was arrested months ago, but his condition and whereabouts remain a mystery

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