First U.S. citizen detained as China pharma probe spreads

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First U.S. citizen detained as China pharma probe spreads

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-citizen-detained-amid-chinese-pharma-investigation-114548717.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b0Div9v4RECe1y4ZI4Z9ig--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T134344Z_3_CBRE96M0WOP00_RTROPTP_2_GSK-CHINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Chinese national flag flutters in front of a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) office building in Shanghai" align="left" title="A Chinese national flag flutters in front of a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) office building in Shanghai" border="0" /></a>By Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - The first U.S. citizen has been detained in China in connection with probes sparked by an unfolding corruption scandal in the drugs industry, as China widens the range of international firms and staff under the spotlight. Police have also questioned two further Chinese employees from drug maker AstraZeneca in Shanghai, after a local sales representative was taken away for questioning earlier. And China's health ministry said 39 hospital staff would be punished for taking bribes from drug companies. The unnamed American is the first U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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