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Guo Guangchang, the high-profile Chinese tycoon detained by police last week, appeared at his company's annual meeting in Shanghai on Monday.
It was the Fosun International chairman's first public event since he was reported missing.The company later said he was assisting authorities with an investigation.
Mr Guo received a standing ovation at Monday's meeting at a Shanghai hotel, a person in the audience told Reuters.
Fosun president Wang Qunbin said the investigation mostly concerned Mr Guo's personal affairs rather than those of the company. Mr Wang said he could not give more details as the investigation was "sensitive".
Mr Guo, 48, has been described as "China's Warren Buffett". Fosun Group has interests spanning media, insurance, real estate and retail.
It recently took control of French holiday group Club Med in a deal worth some $1bn.
Shares slide
Fosun International, the parent company of Shanghai-based Fosun Group, was listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange in 2007.Its shares were suspended on Friday and fell more than 10% when trading resumed on Monday.
Shares in Fosun Pharmaceutical, which is also listed in Hong Kong, dropped a similar amount.
Mr Guo's sudden absence, and the lack of detailed information released by the company, underlines the opaqueness of China's legal system, analysts say.
A string of senior executives at Chinese companies have temporarily gone missing this year amid a crackdown by Beijing on its financial sector.
Citic Securities, the country's biggest brokerage, said earlier this month it was unable to contact two of its top executives following reports they had been asked by authorities to assist in an investigation.
Fosun profile
Image copyright Getty Images - Mr Guo launched Fosun with a group of fellow students in 1992.
- Headquartered in Shanghai, Fosun's initial success came from pharmaceutical and real estate investments.
- The firm's business interests and investments now include insurance, industrial operations, real estate and asset management, among others.
- After nearly two years of takeover efforts, Fosun finally clinched control of the French holiday group Club Mediterranee in February.
- Today, the conglomerate has a wide range of international investments including Greek fashion brand Folli Follie and the Chase Manhattan building in New York.
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