Tencent Fires Over 100 Staffers After a Year-Long Graft Probe
- The WeChat operator says police investigated about 40 people
- Fighting corruption has become a priority under Xi Jinping
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Tencent Holdings Ltd. fired more than 100 employees on suspicion of graft after a series of investigations over the past year, offering a rare glimpse into an anti-corruption campaign within China’s most valuable corporation.
The social media and gaming giant said it’s investigated allegations of graft in about 60 cases since the fourth quarter of 2019, and reported more than 40 staffers to police. It also blacklisted and terminated relations with 37 partner companies over the course of the probes, the social media giant said on its official WeChat account.