https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Chief-at-Alibaba-video-site-Youku-steps-down-amid-corruption-probe

BEIJING (Reuters) – The president of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's video streaming service, Youku, has stepped down and is believed to be talking to Chinese authorities as part of a potential corruption case, the company said on Tuesday.

Yang's abrupt replacement also comes amid a wider crackdown on corruption and tax evasion by authorities, targeting China's film industry.

The cleanup was triggered after A-list actor Fan Bingbing, who has appeared in "X-Men" and "Iron Man' film franchises, was accused of tax evasion and subsequently disappeared from public life for several weeks earlier this year.

Fan has since been ordered to pay 884 million yuan ($129 million) in overdue taxes and fines, state media said in October. Fan publicly accepted the punishment and apologised to her fans in a social media posting.