The time is evidently not yet ripe for Rio Tinto's management to book its Nixon-in-China breakthrough visit to Beijing. Even if yesterday's warlike comments by a senior Chinese official about the “monopolistic” proposed joint venture between Rio and BHP Billiton carry little weight – and it is, as often, hard to tell – they are a fair indication of the temperature: still red-hot.
力拓(Rio Tinto)管理层若想安排赴北京访问，来一次“尼克森访华”式的破冰之旅，时机显然还不成熟。昨日，一名manbetx3.0 高层官员发表了火药味十足的评论，称力拓与必和必拓(BHP Billiton)拟议中的合资企业是“垄断”交易。就算这些评论没什么份量——这一点通常很难判断——它们仍较为客观地反映出目前的温度：依然热得烫手。
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