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Relation, not only on saudi/u.s. relation. so all in all, this is really terrible news. the most important part is basically the well-being of jamal. and everything else is really bad news that will come out of it, sadly and tragically. >> fawaz with perspective and context. thank you for your time and perspective. a prominent figure who is no longer missing, the former president of interpol, that's been a mystery quite honestly. his disappearance in china, but now we are hearing from chinese authorities who say meng has been detained for alleged corruption and accepting bribes. interpol say...

Like mr. meng placed in top global positions? >> that's right. it's really going to reinforce a lot of critics' notion what china really is. the murkiness, the nontransparency of the legal political system here. you mentioned the actress fan bing bing who also similarly disappeared suddenly back in june, then only reappeared three months later when authorities announced she had been investigated for massive tax evasion and ordered to pay a massive fine of $130 million in total. so that kind of incident, that kind of episode really give critics of the government a lot more evidence to say, look...

Following the story live for us. steven, these cryptic text messages, then word of resignation. what more are you learning about the mystery, i should say, around this disappearance? >> reporter: george, we actually -- george, we actually have some late breaking developments on the story that chinese authority just issued a fairly lengthy statement in the last hour, now confirming m mr. meng is being held and under investigation for alleged corruption. now, in this statement, they have some harsh words for mr. meng saying he had insisted on taking a wrong path and had only himself to blame for...

She had with her husband. cnn producer steven zhang is following the story live for us. the cryptic text messages quite scare. you now this from chinese officials. what more are you learning? >> reporter: well, george, at least finally we have some clarity on this once mysterious international incident. i think all the international attention and pressure probably have something to do with how fast the authorities here have been releasing information. now, as you said, the government has now acknowledged mr. meng is being held and under investigation for alleged corruption, but there is also s...

Also, the role of the wife as i mentioned, she revealed these unsettling message and image in france. now, she has also said she's been receiving threats online and via telephone. so, she is now under french police protection. but mr. meng is obviously now on his own. things are not looking good because if anything, we know anything about this very secretive chinese investigative process targeting senior officials, that is investigators tend to use over the top tactics, including torture, sometimes to extract confessions. but, george, this international incident, there is one thing that has ne...