Rio still awaiting evidence of spyingRio Tinto says it has still seen no evidence to support the detention of its four employees being detained in China for spying.
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Political snippets: The great scandal of corporate life
Richard Farmer muses on why Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese’s day of reckoning nears, the bright future of Nick Xenophon, “use by” dates and more.
China’s $100 billion Rio lie
It’s now clear from reports in two leading American news organisations, that the claims about Rio Tinto at the weekend were concocted and embarrassed China.
Muddled maths cost Rio
The now disputed accusations that Rio Tinto cost China’s iron ore industry $102 million has wiped $3.3 billion from the company’s value.
The Middle Kingdom’s mixed messages
The Stern Hu affair has taken a ludicrous turn, says Matthew Stevens, as China engage in some Cold War rhetoric with accusations of Rio’s “commercial espionage warfare” and the increasing likelihood that we’re headed for “iron-ore show trials”.
China’s spin offensive
The Chinese government is now backing away from yesterday’s claims that Rio Tinto engaged in commercial espionage, after the source admitted he essentially made it up, says Alan Kohler. Yet the country’s news outlets are still running the story as fact, with the new charge that Australian Stern Hu owns two $17 million villas.
Political snippets: Rio Tinto not alone in not knowing
Where does China draw the line between legitimate market research and illegal commercial espionage? They themselves don’t seem to know, so how can Rio? Richard Farmer investigates.
Crikey Says: Action needed on China and Rio Tinto
Yesterday’s missive from China raises the stakes considerably in the screw-tightening on Rio Tinto and its imprisoned executive Stern Hu. Is it time for stronger diplomatic action?
China: The spy Hu robbed me
In news that bodes poorly for detained Australian Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu, China have broadened their allegations against the company, claiming Rio has waged a campaign of “economic espionage”, stealing state secrets for six years, at a cost of $120b to the country’s economy.
Should Australia appeal for Chinese investors?
An easing of restrictions on foreign investment in Australia by Wayne Swan yesterday does little to change the current issue of Chinese investment in Australia’s rich resources industry.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The climate change cage match continues
Crikey’s ongoing climate change cage match continues to draw strong opinions from readers, plus letters on Rio Tinto, First Dog vs Tony Abbott and a great suggestion for a new Crikey slogan…
China’s ore tactics eroded from within
China’s attempts to try and crack the iron ore producers is being undermined by soaring world prices, says Glenn Dyer.
Stern Hu and the unpleasant truth about Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a company renowned for playing hard-ball in its commercial operations around the world.
The strange, profitable world of the junior lawyer
The use of cheaper overseas labour could prove to be a boon for Australian legal partnerships, writes Adam Schwab.
China gives Australia a Stern rebuke
China’s new comments on the Stern Hu case have put Kevin Rudd in a difficult position. He’s now caught between antagonising Australia’s biggest trading partner and appearing too soft at home, write John Garnaut and Michelle Grattan.
China’s ore war will change the world
The Rio arrests could prove counterproductive for China’s plans to re-make the global marketplace in its image, says Holman W. Jenkins.
Stern Hu: The man who knew too much
Those expecting a backlash against China over its arrest of four Rio Tinto employees are still waiting, writes Alan Kohler.
Death for bribery: China ramps the propaganda war
Reading reports from Chinese news agencies leaves no doubt that Stern Hu and Rio Tinto will be convicted one way or another.
The envelope please: Rio’s winning way with public relations
For global mining behemoth Rio Tinto, it appears red envelopes extend beyond Feng Shui into the realm of cash for comment.
China, Australia and Rio Tinto: economic/resource shadow war?
The arrest of ethnic Chinese and Australian citizen executives of Rio Tinto in Shanghai has crystallised the differences in the two countries’ economic culture and political systems, writes Tony Lamond.
Hu and 420 others: Aussies on the beermat
As the PM issues soundbites over China’s detention of Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu, Crikey thought it pertinent to cast an eye over other, less prominent, Australians languishing in overseas gulags.
Morning Market Report: Another sunny day for the market
The market is having another good day — up 41, while the Dow Jones closed up 27.
Stern Hu’s no shady dealer
Violin-playing, foreigner-loving Stern Hu couldn’t possibly be a spy, writes Matt Chambers.
Bribery ‘widespread’ in Rio case — China’s startling claims
Executives from all 16 Chinese steel mills participating in iron ore price talks this year have been bribed by Rio Tinto employees, an industry insider claimed yesterday. That’s the nub of a sensational story in China Daily.
