Pandemic, penalties aside, bribes go on at China hospitals
By BEN KNIGHT of 100ReportersJuly 20, 2021 GMT
FILE - This Jan. 16, 2014 file photo shows the General Electric logo at a store in Cranberry Township, Pa. As the coronavirus pandemic threatened to overwhelm Chinese hospitals in 2020, Chinese resellers appear to have colluded to inflate the prices of ventilators and other essential medical equipment from multinational companies including Siemens, GE, and Philips, according to a review of recent public records on the sale of medical equipment in China. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
FILE - This Jan. 16, 2014 file photo shows the General Electric logo at a store in Cranberry Township, Pa. As the coronavirus pandemic threatened to overwhelm Chinese hospitals in 2020, Chinese resellers appear to have colluded to inflate the prices of ventilators and other essential medical equipment from multinational companies including Siemens, GE, and Philips, according to a review of recent public records on the sale of medical equipment in China. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)