
China has arrested 62 suspects abroad and seized 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) in assets from 380 fraudulent peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms since June as part of a crackdown on online finance, the public security ministry said.
The arrest of P2P suspects hiding overseas is a top priority of Operation Fox Hunt, part of President Xi Jinping's war on corruption that includes bringing back government officials and business executives who have fled abroad with assets.