China's Rio Tinto inquiry widens 中国扩大对Rio Tinto的调查

时间：2009-07-14 06:32:46

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China has extended its investigations2 into alleged3 spying and bribery4 by Rio Tinto employees to executives of five Chinese steelmakers.

中国已经深入开展对被指称Rio Tinto员工向中国五大钢铁商从事间谍活动和贿赂行为的调查。

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Rio Tinto said it would cooperate fully with the investigation

Baosteel Group, Anshan Iron & Steel Group, Laigang Group and Jigang Group are being probed, the China Daily said.

An executive at another major producer, Shougang Group, was detained（扣押，扣留） last week, news reports said.

Australian Treasurer6 Wayne Swan has said the case of detained Australian Stern Hu should be handled quickly.

Baosteel, Shougang and Angang are among the 16 delegation7 members at the talks for fixing 2009 iron ore（铁矿石） prices, the China Daily reported.

It said the annual talks, which were supposed to conclude by 30 June, are continuing despite the arrests and investigations.

State secrets

Mr Hu and three other men working for the Anglo-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto were detained last week, accused of stealing state secrets.

Rio Tinto was acting8 as lead negotiator for global iron ore producers in talks with Chinese mills on the price for annual supply contracts.

The Rio employees are accused of bribing9 Chinese steel company personnel to obtain summaries of the negotiators' meetings, according to Chinese news reports.

In Canberra, Australia, the Chinese ambassador was again called in to the foreign ministry10 on Tuesday, the third summons in a week.

Australia's opposition11 is pressing for more aggressive action on Mr Hu's arrest, but Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner said "yelling and screaming" would not help.


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1 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
2 investigations 02de25420938593f7db7bd4052010b32     
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究
参考例句：
  • His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
  • He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
3 alleged gzaz3i     
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
4 bribery Lxdz7Z     
n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿
参考例句：
  • FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
  • He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。
5 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
6 treasurer VmHwm     
n.司库，财务主管
参考例句：
  • Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
  • The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。
7 delegation NxvxQ     
n.代表团；派遣
参考例句：
  • The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
  • We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
8 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
9 bribing 2a05f9cab5c720b18ca579795979a581     
贿赂
参考例句：
  • He tried to escape by bribing the guard. 他企图贿赂警卫而逃走。
  • Always a new way of bribing unknown and maybe nonexistent forces. 总是用诸如此类的新方法来讨好那不知名的、甚或根本不存在的魔力。 来自英汉非文学 - 科幻
10 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
11 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

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