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Fyra av Rio Tintos chefer misstänks för spionage. (Bild: Beijing Review)
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“...(W)e have ample evidence showing that some individuals involved acquired Chinese national secrets through illegal means...” Deputy Foreign Minister He Yafei on CRI
“Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who has made a point of burnishing his country's links to China, said the detention of Hu jeopardizes China's trade relations with his nation and the rest of the world,” Time
Den 5 juli uttalade sig Shanghais säkerhets-
myndigheter om att de tillfångatagit fyra chefer från det angloamerikanska företaget Rio Tinto. Personerna misstänks för spionage och för stöld av statshemligheter. Är detta en reaktion på den misslyckade storfusionen mellan Rio Tinto och Chinalco? Samarbetet uppskattades vara värt 13.5 miljarder euro.
I en artikel i Time.com uttalar sig en mängd observatörer att fallet verkligen är detta. Artikeln redogör också att Kinas lagstiftning beträffande statshemligheter och dess enkla implementering i olika situationer kan ha en dålig inverkan på landets handelsrelationer i global bemärkelse.
De kinesiska myndigheterna har förklarat att de har tillräckligt med bevis mot personerna i fråga. Utrikesministeriets talesman Qin Gang sade att de misstänkta personernas handlingar orsakat enorma förluster till landets ekonomi och riskerat dess säkerhet, rapporterar China.org.cn. Anställda på Rio Tinto beskylls för att ha erbjudit mutor till personer på stålföretaget i utbyte mot förhandsuppgifter beträffande Kinas förhandlingsmetodik och inställning. Detta vore enligt CCTV illegalt också i Australien.
I de senaste nyheterna har Kina utsatts för motsvarande anklagelser. Enlig BBC har en kinesisk ingenjör som arbetat på Boeing i USA visat sig skyldig för att ha levererat rymdteknologi till Beijing i tio decenniers tid. Industriellt spionage som utförs av kinesiska agenter kostar den Tyska industrin flera miljarder euro per år, rapporterar Guardian. Kommer motsvarande beskyllningar att bli en del av det globala handelssamfundet?
| Kina | Europa | Nordamerika | Andra länder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Urged to Treat Rio Tinto Spy Case 'Properly' CRI - 23 juli 2009 A senior Chinese diplomat yesterday urged Australia to respect the judicial sovereignty of China in handling the espionage case involving Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. Four Rio Tinto employees detained in China for spying Xinhua - 29 juli 2009 Four staffs of the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd. have been detained on charges of stealing China's state secrets, the Shanghai state security authorities said Thursday. Gov't: Proof against Rio Tinto spies sticks China.org.cn - 10 juli 2009 Sufficient evidence exists that employees of a multinational mining group committed acts of espionage and stole State secrets, according to a Foreign Ministry spokesman. China: Evidence in Rio spying case is strong CCTV - 3 augusti 2009 A senior Chinese official on Monday defended China's handling of the industrial spying case against an Australian executive for mining giant Rio Tinto, and urged Australia to respect China's court process. A midsummer tale of two Chinese spies Asia Times - 31 juli 2009 Tales of Chinese spies and United States space and satellite technology are making headlines together this month. |
Spy gave shuttle secrets to China BBC News - 16 juli 2009 A Chinese-born engineer in the United States has been found guilty of passing space shuttle technology secrets to China, for more than 30 years. China dismisses US spy charges as fabrication AFP - 20 juli 2009 Beijing said Monday that a Chinese-born former Boeing engineer convicted by a US court of spying for China had been set up, and insisted it had no links to the espionage case. Germany accuses China of industrial espionage Guardian - 22 juli 2009 Germany is under attack from an increasing number of state-backed Chinese spying operations that are costing the German economy tens of billions of euros a year, a leading intelligence agent said. Three Chinese men jailed in US for attempt to export restricted technology Radio86 - 5 augusti 2009 Three Chinese men have been given jail terms in the US for attempting to export technology with potential military applications to China, PC World reports. |
Spotlight: The Rio Tinto Scandal Time - 3 augusti 2009 In any other country, with any other company, at any other time, it might be considered a routine case of corporate espionage. But the arrests earlier this month of four employees of the mining giant Rio Tinto have thrown relations between China and Australia into an uproar and cast a dangerous chill on China's foreign business partners. Ex-Boeing Engineer Chung Guilty of Stealing Secrets Bloomberg - 16 juli 2009 A former Boeing Co. engineer who worked on the Space Shuttle program was found guilty of stealing trade secrets for China since the late 1970s. Senior Chinese official: Industrial spying case against Australian executive is strong Canadian Press - 2 augusti 2009 A senior Chinese official on Monday defended Beijing's handling of the industrial spying case against an Australian executive for mining giant Rio Tinto, and urged Australia to respect China's court processes. |
Beijing's spies cost German firms billions, says espionage expert Sydney Morning Herald - 25 juli 2009 Germany is under attack from an increasing number of state-backed Chinese spying operations that are costing its economy tens of billions of euros a year, a leading German counterintelligence agent has said. More detentions as China 'spying' case widens ABC News, Australia - 14 juli 2009 Chinese media is reporting that several more Chinese steel executives have been detained as part of the growing investigation into the case against Australian Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu. Spy arrest inflames China tensions New Zealand Herald - 19 juli 2009 The arrest of Australian mining executive Stern Hu is increasing tensions between Australia and China as Canberra faces mounting political pressure to ramp up its response. |
