A moment's quite reflection, please, for Stern Hu. Rio Tinto's number two executive in China was pinched by Shanghai police in July, along with three colleagues. Initially suspected of stealing state secrets – a charge later downgraded to violating commercial secrets and bribery – he remains behind bars. Last month, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs said that the investigation into Mr Hu, born in Tianjin in 1963 but an Australian citizen for the past 15 years, had been extended to mid-January.
請讓我們為胡士泰(Stern Hu)好好地反思一會兒。這位力拓(Rio Tinto)駐華第二大高管,與其三位同事于今年7月份被上海警方逮捕。起初,他涉嫌竊取中國國家機密;隨后,對其的指控被降級為涉嫌侵犯商業秘密罪和商業賄賂罪;如今,他仍被關在監獄里。上月,澳大利亞外交貿易部(Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)表示,對胡士泰的調查已被延長至2010年1月中旬。胡士泰1963年出生于天津,但15年前就已加入澳大利亞國籍。