AstraZeneca Says Its Employees Under Investigation by Chinese Authorities

The new probe into pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca comes as foreign investors’ confidence in the world’s second-largest economy wanes.

People walk in the access area of the AstraZeneca office in Shanghai, China, on Sept. 5, 2024. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca confirmed on Thursday that “a small number” of its employees are under investigation by the Chinese authorities.

In an email statement to The Epoch Times, an AstraZeneca spokesperson said the company is aware that “a small number of our employees in China are under investigation” and that it has “no further information to share at this point.”