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Stern Hu, an Australian who runs Rio Tintos operations in Shanghai was the lead negotatior in the mining companys annual talks with Chinese steel makers over iron ore prices. China is the worlds largest consumer of iron ore
This year the negotiators failed to meet a deadline on June 30th to agree whats known as the benchmark price for supplies from Rio Tinto and the other big companies. The statement from the Shanghai office of the National Security Agency says Mr Hu and his colleagues used improper methods, including bribery,to obtain material from Chinese negotiators during the talks, according to media reports here
Rio Tinto has denied that its employees were involved in spying. Australian diplomats say theyve now been given permission to visit Mr Hu for the first time since he was detained on Monday. The countrys foreign minister, Stephen Smith, says hes been given assurances by the Chinese the mining executive is being treated well
Reporter: Chris Hogg
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رئیس مذاکره کنندگان lead negotiator
سنگ آهن iron ore
ضرب الاجل deadline
بهای استاندارد benchmark price
بیانیه statement
روش های نادرست improper methods
رشوه bribery
جاسوسی spying
بازداشت detained
قول داده است، اطمینان داده است given assurances