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Stern Hu (; born 1963, in Tianjin) is an Australian businessman of Chinese origin. He was formerly an executive of Rio Tinto mining group in Shanghai, China prior to his trial.〔 He graduated from Peking University before obtaining Australian citizenship in 1994.〔Matt O'Sullivan (11 July 2009) "(Stern Hu 'thrown to the wolves' )", ''The Sydney Morning Herald''〕 == Arrest in China == Hu was detained on 5 July 2009 with three other Chinese colleagues by the Chinese government.〔(Foreign Minister Media Release-Mr Stern Hu ), Australian Department of Foreign Affairs, 9 July 2009〕 After pleading guilty, on 29 March 2010 he was sentenced to 10 years' jail by a Chinese court for stealing commercial secrets and receiving bribes.〔John Garnaut & Sanghee Liu (29 March 2010) "(Stern sentenced to 10 years by Chinese court )", ''The Age'', Retrieved 29 March 2010〕 The issue has made a heavy impact in both China and Australia, making front-page appearances in most major media across the two nations.〔Chinese (Sina News )〕 Information found stored on Hu’s personal laptop, seized by investigators, allegedly contains confidential business information of several dozen major business partners of Rio Tinto, including storage levels and sales plans, deemed much too specific and precise to have been acquired through legal means,〔 but rather through bribery,〔Zhang Qi & Tong Hao (15 July 2009) "('Bribery is widespread' in Rio case )", ''China Daily''〕 where access to such information is limited even to employees within these companies. Hu is thus accused of having obtained such information through bribery and other illegal means, for massive corporate and personal benefits.〔Chinese (Sina News ) 14 July 2009〕 The Australian government called in the Chinese Ambassador to Australia to discuss the situation, with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, a former diplomat to China, under pressure to intervene on the issue on a higher profile.〔Rachel Pannett & Alex Wilson (14 July 2009) "(Australia Presses China Diplomat on Worker Held )", ''Wall Street Journal''〕 Rudd refused to intervene on a personal level, and criticised the media and the opposition party for adding political bias to the issue. Nevertheless, Australian authorities were granted access to the arrested businessman. After the visit, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith declared that Hu is in good health. His arrest came a month after Rio Tinto rejected Chinese aluminium firm Chinalco's bid to double its stake in the miner to 18 per cent. However, Chinalco has denied any linkages between the two events.〔AAP (11 July 2009) "(Stern Hu in good health )", ''The Sydney Morning Herald''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stern Hu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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