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China widens probe of steel industry
Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corp (Ansteel) is among five major Chinese steel makers reported to be embroiled in the espionage scandal (区别 scan) linked to Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto, the latest episode in a widening investigation into alleged leaks of State secrets.
"Executives from Ansteel are being investigated (in the Rio Tinto-related case)", a senior manager at a domestic steel maker told China Daily Monday, requesting anonymity. Apart from managers at the Liaoning-based steel mill, executives from China's largest steel maker Baosteel Group Corp, as well as Laigang Group and Jigang Group, are under investigation, domestic media reported. Officials from China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), the industry body, are also being investigated, they reported. Tan Yixin, a senior executive in charge of iron ore imports and exports at China's eighth largest steel mill, Shougang, was arrested July 7 for alleged commercial crimes. Tan is said to be close to Australian Stern Hu,(人名 stern斯特恩 备注有个诺贝尔学家就是这个姓。stern也是个单词苛刻，严格。很符合诺贝尔的姓的意思，不然做不了诺贝尔学家) a Rio Tinto executive who is being detained by China on espionage charges. When contacted by China Daily Monday, Shougang, Laigang, Jigang and the CISA refused to comment. |
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