Source says health insurance director in Beijing is in custody


Authorities detained a senior official in charge of running Beijing’s health insurance program without explanation on the eve of the three-day New Year’s weekend, Caixin has learned.

A source close to the office said that Cheng Jie, director of the Medical Insurance Administration Center under the Beijing Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau, was arrested at a local airport on December 29, without specifying the airport.

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