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A former salesman recalls his use of kickbacks ‘I never met a doctor who refused a handout unless it was too little’

Speaking in low tones in a busy Starbucks coffee shop in central Shanghai, a young man recalls his experience as a former drug salesman for GlaxoSmithKline, writes Patti Waldmeir.

“We did get training in compliance,” he says. “But then our team leader took us off individually to tell us how to offer kickbacks. We weren’t allowed to talk about that in the office.”

The young man, who declines to be named since his conduct may have been illegal, is in many ways typi