
Stern Hu, the Australian national in charge of the Anglo-Australian mining giant’s Shanghai office, faces criminal charges for stealing state secrets for foreign countries, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said.
Perhaps “sensitive nature” does substantiate proof in China…
‘Competent authorities have sufficient evidence to prove that they have stolen state secrets and have caused huge loss to China’s economic interest and security,’ he told reporters.
but…
A Rio spokesman told AFP it was not giving out any more information on the case due to its ‘sensitive’ nature, but the company also indicated it had been taken by surprise.