LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have arrested a British contractor as part of an inquiry linked to allegations of bribery and corruption at drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline, Britain's foreign office and a source familiar the matter said on Saturday.

路透社伦敦7月20日 - 英国外交和联邦事务部和消息人士周六称，中国当局拘捕了一名与制药商葛兰素史克行贿指控有关的英国籍外包雇员。

Earlier this week Chinese police accused GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) of bribing officials and doctors to boost sales and raise the price of its medicines in China. They said GSK transferred up to 3 billion yuan ($489 million) to 700 travel agencies and consultancies over six years to facilitate the bribes.

本周早些时候，中国警方指控葛兰素史克在中国向官员和医生行贿，以推动销售和提价。他们称，过去六年，葛兰素史克向700家旅行社转移了高达30亿元人民币用来行贿。

"We are aware of the arrest of the British national in Shanghai in China on July 10," a British Foreign Office spokesman said. "We are providing consular assistance to the family." He did not have any further details regarding the nature of the arrest.

“我们注意到7月10日一名英国公民在中国上海被捕。我们正在向其家属提供领事协助。”英国外交和联邦事务部发言人称。该发言人并未给出更多与拘捕有关的细节。

However, a source familiar with the situation said the arrested man was from an international business risk advisory firm who had worked with the pharmaceuticals sector in China.

然而，熟悉情况的消息人士表示，被捕的男子来自一家国际商业风险咨询公司，该公司与中国制药行业合作。

A spokesman for GSK, Britain's biggest drugmaker, said the man had never been an employee of GSK but declined to give further details.

一位葛兰素史克发言人指出，该男子从未受雇于葛兰素史克，并拒绝提供更多细节。

On Friday, GSK chief executive Andrew Witty sent its head of emerging markets and two other executives to China to address the crisis and help Chinese authorities get to the bottom of allegations it has called "shameful" and which have shaken confidence in GSK's internal procedures.

上周五，葛兰素史克公司首席执行官安德鲁·威蒂已委派公司新兴市场总裁和另外两名高管到中国，以解决危机，并协助中国官方彻底查清受到指控的“可耻的”贿赂事实。这起事件已经动摇了葛兰素史克公司内部运营的信心。