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Rio exec accused of bribery

AUSTRALIAN Foreign Minister Stephen Smith today revealed an Australian citizen and Rio Tinto executive who has been detained in China has been accused of bribery as well as espionage, with the accusations directly linked to iron ore benchmark negotiations.

Kate Haycock
Rio exec accused of bribery

Speaking to the media today Smith said the federal government had learned further official reasons for Rio iron ore executive Stern Hu’s detention from a Chinese government website. The statements on...

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