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Chinese regulators criticized what they called a 'disgusting' culture of business drinking on Tuesday (August 11).

The comments were made by the country's main anti-corruption agency - the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

It follows a sexual assault scandal at e-commerce giant Alibaba.

A notice on the Commission's website said that in the incident, there had been 'an unhealthy dynamic in a working environment, a disgusting drinking culture'.

It also criticised a 'lack of transparency when reporting issues'.

The piece calls on people to break what the regulator called 'unspoken rules' such as coerced drinking.

On Sunday, a female Alibaba employee alleged that she was sexually assaulted by her manager and a client while on a business trip.

The allegations led to public anger against Alibaba.

The worker alleged that she was coerced into drinking while at a dinner meeting.

She said when she told a high-level manager about the event he called drinking 'necessary to do business'.

Earlier this week, Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang announced that the alleged perpetrator and several other staff had been fired.

He also urged employees to feel empowered to reject drinking alcohol.