Xie Haojie, a fugitive duty crime suspect from East China's Jiangsu Province, was arrested in Manila, Philippines, and taken back to China on Thursday.

Xie is the first fugitive duty crime suspect arrested by China through the anti-corruption international law enforcement cooperation.

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The arrest was made under the coordination of the Fugitive Repatriation and Asset Recovery Office of the Central Anti-Corruption Coordination Group, the close cooperation of anti-corruption and law enforcement departments of the Philippines and the efforts made by the Jiangsu Fugitive Repatriation and Asset Recovery Office.

Xie, born in 1969 and former general manager of Jiangsu Paper Union Renewable Resources Co., Ltd., was suspected of abuse of power by state-owned company personnel. Xie fled in March 2018. On October 23, Wuxi Public Security Bureau launched an online pursuit of Xie.

(Compiled by Zhang Jian)