Declaration seen as unusual for a multinational raises questions about whether others will follow
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BEIJING: The global drugmaker AstraZeneca will seek to be a patriotic company in China that “loves the Communist Party”, its China president said on Friday.
Wang Lei, who is also the company’s global executive vice-president, made the comment at an event in the eastern city of Wuxi to celebrate the drugmaker’s 30th year in China, according to a person familiar with the matter.
While many local companies have in recent years pledged allegiance to the ruling Chinese Communist Party as President Xi Jinping has strengthened its social and economic role, such messaging is still…
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