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Shougang important person was detainees,Espionage crime, or commercial crime?
Iron ore for the complex international and domestic trade, the two may not be contradictory.
Beijing the evening of July 7, "Sydney Morning Herald" reported on its Web site, Rio Tinto iron ore sales team members of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau has been detained four employees of a Australian passport holders, three Chinese passport holders.
Our reporter was informed that four exclusive identity - the identity of four of the most prominent is the Australian Chinese Hu KINGSTEK. Rio Tinto chief of Shanghai, Hammersley, general manager of iron ore in China, he was responsible for Rio Tinto ore in China sales. According to informed sources, the day of July 5, along with their relevant departments have been taken away his personal computer.
Informed sources told reporters that one of the other three for the manager Liu-kui, the other two for the staff, called Wang Yong,Gemin strong.
A contact with Liu Yong-Kui and the industry, said Liu Kui just near to Rio Tinto, Rio Tinto Yong is the old staff.
8 pm, the Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said at a press conference, Hu KINGSTEK (Stern Hu) on suspicion of spying and theft of state secrets in China were Chinese detention. However, Rio Tinto said it did not find any evidence to support the Chinese authorities launched their employees to investigate suspected spies.
Stern Hu
Melbourne Rio Tinto spokesman Ian Head sent this reporter a written statement, confirmed that four of Rio Tinto staff in Shanghai, Shanghai was China's detention of the relevant bodies and in the Information. Companies do not know the cause of the incident, but Rio Tinto said it would actively cooperate with the Chinese side would like to carry out any investigation, while Rio Tinto is seeking to explain the matter.
The morning of July 8, the Australian media, Foreign Trade Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman confirmed to our reporter the Australian government is trying through emergency consular channels and the Australian detainees get in touch. However, the cause of the incident can not comment.
Smith said that Australia and China, the consular agreement reached this week before and Hu KINGSTEK five contact, the Australian side also called for Hu's wife in Shanghai and Rio Tinto relevant staff KINGSTEK I called Hu.
Stephen Smith also said there was no evidence that detainees KINGSTEK Hu and Rio Tinto business there is no link between the incident, including the aluminum before and 19.5 billion U.S. dollars in the case of abortion transactions.
To the deadline, the spokesman for the headquarters of Rio Tinto sent a statement to this newspaper said that the Australian Government to inform us of this is surprising news. We have evidence to support this survey do not understand.
At the moment, indeed the international iron ore negotiations stalemate, the Chinese authorities suddenly a heavy-handed measures are related?
Said the industry, there are indications that domestic iron ore trade market, at least the confusion is caused such a crack-down one of the reasons why.
Not a coincidence for the outside world know that our reporter was informed that the multi-confirmation, Shougang International Trade Import and Export Corporation Mining Engineering Tan, general manager of the new on July 7 by Beijing police custody because of alleged business crimes.
Informed sources have told reporters that Hu and Tan KINGSTEK from a lot of new, close relationship.
Propaganda Department of the Shougang Group who have been denied the detention of Hu KINGSTEK and Shougang, and that the matter can not be speculated that the arrest of Hu KINGSTEK knowledge.
Information from the relevant channels, while a number of steel companies, iron and steel enterprises in charge of International Trade Company have been detained or subjected to investigation.
Immersed in the iron ore industry, a veteran of many years, told reporters: "the situation in the expansion, require close attention."
