Tag Archives: Rio Tinto

Stern Hu Formally Charged

Posted on 12 August, 2009 by

Stern Hu and his three other Rio Tinto colleagues have been formally arrested on charges of  infringing trade secrets and bribery.  This is a major breakthrough in a scandal that has severely damaged goodwill between Australia and China.  The timing … Continue reading →

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Global Times Advocates Detention of All Rio Tinto Staff in China

Posted on 18 July, 2009 by

Global Times, an ultra-nationalistic CCP controlled tabloid attached to People’s Daily, claimed that public opinion demand to see all Rio Tinto staff in China placed under detention. There is nothing new about Global Times’ pouring gasoline onto the flames of … Continue reading →

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Simon Crean snubbed by China

Posted on 12 July, 2009 by

It is common knowledge in Australia that the Chinese government is very protocol conscious, particularly when it is dealing with officials from other countries.  So when Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean arrived in Shanghai and made representations on behalf of … Continue reading →

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The Rio Lesson: Ignore it at Your Own Peril

Posted on 10 July, 2009 by

Thanks to JR at JustRecently’s Weblog for this excellent follow up on a previous discussion about the Rio Tinto spy scandal.  For those who intend to do business with China, please take note of the various case studies quoted in … Continue reading →

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Rio Staff made scapegoat for CISA’s incompetence

Posted on 9 July, 2009 by

CLICK HERE FOR IMPORTANT UPDATES More evidence has emerged today to indicate that the Rio Tinto staff detained for spying allegations have been made scapegoats for the Chinese Government’s lack of competence in consolidating China’s fragmented steel industry.  However, in … Continue reading →

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China’s Version of “Soft Power” (UPDATE)

Posted on 8 July, 2009 by

This is an update on the previous post titled: China’s Version of “Soft Power” Xinhua has just filed a report from its Canberra office with regard to the arrest of Rio Tinto staff in Shanghai.  In the report Xinhua refers to … Continue reading →

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China’s Version of “Soft Power”

Posted on 8 July, 2009 by

China has demonstrated once again to its trading partners the risk of doing business in a country where the rule of law will not protect foreign companies from arbitrary State interference in business transactions. Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith … Continue reading →

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