Tencent, China's biggest social media and video games
company, said in a social media post that it had reported 40 employees to
authorities since it started an anti-graft campaign in the fourth quarter of
2019.
In one case, an employee in its game publishing division
sought benefits for outside parties and obtained kickbacks from them, Tencent
said in the name and shame post.
Chinese tech companies have doubled down on corruption
investigations in recent years, as their valuations and profiles have soared
following a tech boom in the country.
The arrest of a senior Alibaba executive in 2018 indicated
that a years-long anti-graft drive spearheaded by President Xi Jinping would
not spare the country's Web titans. Yang Weidong, the president of Alibaba's
video streaming service Youkou, stepped down before he was given a seven-year
jail sentence.
China's tech companies have since provided regular updates
on their anti-corruption measures.
Tencent said on Wednesday it would stick to a "zero
tolerance" policy towards unethical behaviour.
© Reuters