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Stern Hu, an Australian who runs Rio Tinto's operations in Shanghai was the lead negotatior in the mining company's annual talks with Chinese steel makers over iron ore prices. China is the world's largest consumer of iron ore.

This year the negotiators failed to meet a deadline on June 30th to agree what's known as the benchmark price for supplies from Rio Tinto and the other big companies. The statement from the Shanghai office of the National Security Agency says Mr Hu and his colleagues used improper methods, including bribery,to obtain material from Chinese negotiators during the talks, according to media reports here.

Rio Tinto has denied that its employees were involved in spying. Australian diplomats say they've now been given permission to visit Mr Hu for the first time since he was detained on Monday. The country's foreign minister, Stephen Smith, says he's been given assurances by the Chinese the mining executive is being treated well.

Reporter: Chris Hogg

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lead negotiator
رئیس مذاکره کنندگان

iron ore
سنگ آهن

deadline
ضرب الاجل

benchmark price
بهای استاندارد

statement
بیانیه

improper methods
روش های نادرست

bribery
رشوه

spying
جاسوسی

detained
بازداشت

given assurances
قول داده است، اطمینان داده است