China’s Solar Energy Tycoon Detained by Authorities: Reports

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 02: (CHINA OUT) Li Hejun, Chairman of Hanergy Holding Group, speaks at a launch event for Hanergy's new energy strategies on February 2, 2015 in Beijing, China. Visual China Group via Getty Images/Visual China Group via Getty Images

Li Hejun, the founder of China’s solar energy giant Hanergy Thin Film Power Group, was taken away by police in China’s northeastern Liaoning Province on Dec. 17, according to Caixin, a major Chinese financial news portal. 

Li was detained by police to “assist investigators” and hadn’t been seen as of the time of reporting, Caixin reported on Jan. 11. Caixin says that the reason for Li’s detention is still unknown.