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China 'sending a message about loyalty'
By Alexandra Kirk for PM
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/13/2624726.htm
一位来自澳大利亚国立大学的学者认为，对Rio Tinto高层经理胡士泰的拘捕和关押，发出了一个信号-那就是中国政府准备如何对待在中国工作的外籍华人。 （个人认为这个摘要有点不够准确，但英文原文如此 - 有标题党嫌疑）
澳大利亚联邦政府就发生在一周前，涉及澳大利亚公民的的力拓高层被拘事件，再次向在堪培拉的中国外交官提出关切。要求提供事情的更多详情,并希望事情处理不要太过拖拉。
力拓中国的高层，胡士泰已在上海因涉嫌窃取国家机密，行贿和危机中国的经济安全被拘捕。
在中国当局决定对胡提起正式起诉前，他无法接触到律师。
目前，根据双边领事协定，澳大利亚领馆官员可以被允许一个月一次探望胡士泰。
澳大利亚政府目前仅能接触到较低阶的中国官员，并且依靠新闻媒体的信息来了解事件的情况。
尽管反对党呼吁总理陆克文亲自给中国国家主席胡锦涛打电话，但到目前为止，陆克文婉拒介入此事。
Clive Williams，一名澳大利亚国立大学的访问学者，认为：从中国当局的观点来看，胡士泰是一个中国人。他说：“如果他（胡士泰）是一个出生在澳大利亚的澳大利亚公民，那情况就不一样。他可能会是被驱逐出境（而不是被拘留）。”“问题的关键在于，中国人认为，胡是出生在中国的，而且他被卷入危害祖国的活动，所以他理应的受到严厉的惩罚。”
澳大利亚政府目前仍然坚持采用所谓的“缓和的，策略地”方法处理此事件。
Clive Williams 认为，中国当局正在发回一个清楚的信号。他说：“基本上，我认为他们想做的是对其他在中国的外国企业中工作的中国雇员发出一个信号，那就是他们必须首先忠于自己的国家，而不是他们的雇主。”
他接着说：“很显然，他们（中国当局）认为任何对官员行贿而获取信息的行为是不可接受的。尤其在目前这个敏感时期，他们的一些工业部门正受到一些压力。”
Williams教授，这位来自"战略和防御研究中心"的学者认为，在中国，行贿受贿普遍存在的背景下，胡士泰被指控行贿和危及国家经济安全是非常值得关注的。他说道：“（在中国）为了做成生意，你不得不去行贿。但是，如果你越过了红线，去购买一些敏感行业的信息，特别是这是那些国有控股的行业，而且是构成国家安全架构的行业，那显然就是另外一种性质的事情了。”
反对党正在施加更大的压力，特别是在今天有报纸报道中国国家主席胡锦涛亲自表态支持这次对力拓的调查。胡士泰遭拘禁正是由于这次调查。
澳大利亚反对党外交事务发言人 Julie Bishop（反对党二把手）说，需要更高层的，和中国国家主席直接通话。她说：“如果今天有关报道是准确的，那么，中国国家主席已经亲自介入胡士泰案件。那显然这就是一件必须和中国国家主席提出来的事件”。
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时间关系，以下翻译略，基本上是反对党坚决认为很生气，后果很严重。要求最高层介入和对陆克文外交政策和手下外交班子成员能力的冷嘲热讽。然后上面那个学者对这个问题的观点是陆克文打电话不是一个好主意，因为澳大利亚手上没多少筹码，对事情的影响有限。最后介绍了澳大利亚本届政府目前已经采取的行动，就是希望中国政府能从快处理此案（要么起诉，要么释放），和提供更多的信息。澳洲外交部已经三次向中国大使表示对此事件的关切。
An ANU academic says the arrest and imprisonment of Rio Tinto iron ore executive Stern Hu is a signal from the Chinese Government about how they plan to treat Chinese born foreign residents working in the country.
The Federal Government has again asked Chinese diplomats in Canberra for more details of the case against the Australian citizen, who was arrested in Shanghai more than a week ago.
They want the matter dealt with expeditiously.
Mr Hu is being detained in Shanghai on suspicion of stealing state secrets, bribery and undermining China's economic security.
He does not have any access to lawyers until the Chinese authorities decide to lay charges.
For now, under a bilateral consular agreement, Mr Hu is only allowed one official visit a month.
The Government has only had access to lower ranking officials and has relied on information provided to media outlets to find anything out.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has so far declined to get personally involved, despite being urged by the Opposition to call Chinese President Hu Jintao.
Clive Williams, a visiting fellow at the Australian National University in Canberra, says as far as the Chinese authorities are concerned, Mr Hu is a Chinese national.
"Had he been an Australian who had been born in Australia then his situation would be different, he'd probably be expelled from the country, instead," he said.
"The big issue for the Chinese is the fact that he was born in China and he's been engaged in activities against the state, so therefore they'll deem that as an issue that should be punished."
The Government is sticking to its "step by step, methodical approach".
Clive Williams says the Chinese are sending a very clear message back.
"Basically I think what they want to do is to send a message to other Chinese employees of foreign companies in China that their first loyalty is to China and not to the company that employs them," he said.
"Clearly they regard any bribery of officials to gain information, particularly at this sensitive time when their industries are under some pressure is simply not acceptable."
Economic security
Professor Williams, from the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, says while bribery is common in China the accusation against Mr Hu of bribery and undermining China's economic security is very serious.
"You have to bribe people to get business done, but when you go beyond that to purchase information that might give you an advantage against an industry which is state owned and part of the national security structure, then that obviously is regarded in a different light by the Chinese," he said.
The Opposition is ramping up the pressure, particularly after a newspaper report today that President Hu Jintao personally endorsed an investigation into Rio Tinto which led to Mr Hu's arrest and detention.
Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Julie Bishop says a high level phone call to the President is needed.
"If reports in today's media are accurate and the President of China was involved in Mr Hu's arrest and detention, then this is clearly a matter that must be raised directly with the President of China," she said.
"Mr [Stephen] Smith seems to have given up any hope of securing Mr Hu's early release, for he has said that the Government sees itself being in it for the long haul.
"Now, the longer the Government procrastinates, the longer Mr Hu is in detention without access to his family, his employer, or legal representation.
"The Government must stop pussyfooting around and raise this matter with the Chinese government in Beijing. This is a Beijing to Canberra issue and the Government must deal with it immediately."
Ms Bishop says low level consular access is not enough.
"It is deeply troubling that there's this lack of cooperation, a lack of information coming from the Chinese government," she said.
"The Foreign Minister Mr Smith has admitted that he's been reduced to scouring the Chinese government websites to find out information about this Australian citizen.
"This I becoming personally humiliating for Mr Rudd and Mr Smith, who claim to have a special relationship with China, yet they're being ignored at every turn."
But Clive Williams suspects a call by the Prime Minister or Foreign Minister to Beijing would lead to frustration and that is why they are not keen to do it.
"I think the leverage of the government here is very small and I think that due process will take its course in China and we won't be able to do much about it," he said.
In Canberra, the Government called in the acting Chinese Ambassador, saying it wanted the Hu matter dealt with expeditiously and pressed for further details about the circumstances surrounding Mr Hu's detention.
Australian officials will make the same points in Beijing to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Government says this is the third time the Department of Foreign Affairs has spoken to the Acting Ambassador since last Monday but has not said how it was received.
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