Rio Tinto: All foreign staff to leave China. BHP Billiton, similar. Monopolistic companies flee China fearing fallout from the establishment of a monopolistic competitor.
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The Swedish government has expelled a Chinese diplomat following revelations that the Chinese embassy was allegedly involved in spying on political refugees residing in Sweden. The target? Xinjiang's Uyghur minority.
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A follow-up on the alleged kidnapping/ransom of a British national by a Chinese state-owned scrap firm in Ningbo. "If you ever find yourself in a tight spot, don’t count on foreign service officers to get you out of it. Fortunately, I’ve never been in a position where I’ve had to test such advice.
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