Mofcom: Rio Tinto espionage case will not damage Sino-Australian Economic and trade relations

Xinhua Beijing, July 15, in response to Chinese authorities recently arrested Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Shanghai branch employees, China Ministry of Commerce spokesman Yao Jian said 15th, this is only a case, will not damage Sino-Australian Economic and trade relations. ' China and Australia are very important trading partners and have good cooperation in a number of areas such as raw materials, agricultural products and FTA negotiations, ' Yao said at a regular news conference here.　　Such two trading partners, which play an important role in the international economy, will not affect the trade environment and policies because of the case. In addition, Yao said the arrests of Rio Tinto employees would not affect China's foreign trade environment, especially the foreign investment environment. Since the reform and opening-up, China's legal environment has been further improved, foreign investment is currently wholly owned by the Chinese market is full of confidence in the legal environment. China will further improve its services, relax the entry threshold for foreign investment and improve its industrial and regional policies for absorbing foreign capital.