Rio Tinto quickly distanced itself on Monday from Mr Hu and of its employees convicted in China for accepting bribes and stealing commercial secrets by sacking the men for “deplorable behaviour”.
Stern Hu, Rio Tinto’s former top iron ore salesman in China, was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Monday after a Shanghai court found him guilty of bribery and stealing commercial secrets in a case closely watched by companies doing business in China.
Within hours of the men being sentenced, Tom Albanese, chief executive of the Anglo-Australian miner, said the case would not jeopardise relations with China, the group’s biggest customer.
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