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Stern Hu has been charged with receiving bribes and infringing commercial secrets.

Hu to face trial as Rio boss visits China

By China correspondent Stephen McDonell

It has been eight months coming, but the detained executives from Rio Tinto's Shanghai-based iron ore negotiating team will finally face court next Monday.

Australian national Stern Hu and his three Chinese colleagues are charged with giving and receiving bribes, as well as inducing Chinese steel company executives into leaking sensitive commercial information.

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