He defrauded China of 700 billion yuan in six years, and lived up to the cultivation and expectations of the motherland.
In July 2018, a middle-aged man with a gentle appearance walked out of Qingpu Prison on the outskirts of Shanghai and was greeted by several colleagues working for an Australian company. Who would have thought that this person, who now looks ordinary, would single-handedly cause China to lose 700 billion in losses?
In 1963, a young boy named Hu Shitai was born in Tianjin, China. He spent all of his teenage years in Tianjin, and he remained silent about his family as an adult.
In those days, most teenagers entered factories after graduating from junior high school and became ordinary workers, and it seemed that such a life was predetermined. However, in 1977, China reinstated the gaokao, and tens of thousands of young people found new opportunities.
Hu Shitai was no exception, he took the college entrance examination and was admitted to the history department of Peking University with excellent results. At Peking University, he received the best teachers and learning environment, and enjoyed the best preferential treatment of outstanding young people in the motherland at that time.
However, no one expected that there would be a turning point in his fate.
Hu Shitai, a history graduate of Peking University, chose CITIC Group, an electronic technology company, as his career start. However, he had even greater ambitions in mind.
In the midst of the study abroad boom, he seized the opportunity to go to Australia for further study. Although CITIC had hoped that he would return to China to contribute to himself, he lost himself there, indulging in the rotten pleasures of Western capitalism, forgetting his ambitions.
At a time when the country is most in need of talent building, most Chinese students choose to return to their motherland and serve the country with knowledge. Hu Shitai, on the other hand, is thinking about how to use his knowledge to defraud Chinese people.
This is in stark contrast to his background and educational background, and it is also deeply distressing. "Forget the original intention, in order to be consistent"Hu Shitai's story reminds us that no matter where we are, we must keep our original intention and never forget our mission and responsibility.
At the same time, we must also be wary of those who deceive others in various ways, and adhere to the principles of fairness and honesty.
In pursuit of personal interests, Hu Shitai betrayed China and became an Australian citizen. He used his Chinese face and familiarity with the Chinese market to open up the Chinese market for Rio Tinto and earn Chinese wealth.
He forgot that he was raised by Chinese, forgot his mentor, saw himself as an Australian, and considered things completely from the perspective of Rio Tinto. He weaved a network of relationships, disguised as a friend, and stole the company's core information, including key data such as raw material inventory, imported ore costs, gross profit per ton of steel, and pig iron unit consumption.
Then, with a flattering face, he unscrupulously sent the confidential data to the headquarters of the Australian company, completely disregarding the feelings of his compatriots.
In 2003, China was in a critical stage of reform and development, and the demand for steel was very obvious. However, for the three major foreign mines, China is an easy source of profit.
We've been trying to keep costs down through negotiations, but Hu's betrayal has left Rio Tinto in Australia with all our data and knows our bottom line, leaving negotiators powerless to fight back.
This failed negotiation, due to Hu Shitai's shameless betrayal, made China have to face the sharp rise of iron ore. Data shows that since 2003, the three major mines have increased iron ore ** by % and 9 percent for four consecutive years5%, so that many Chinese enterprises face bankruptcy several times.
Between 2003 and 2009, China's steel companies paid an average of 1,166 more per year6.7 billion yuan, a total of about 700 billion yuan of huge losses.
Hu Shitai was arrested in China in 2010 on charges of commercial espionage and sentenced to 10 years in prison. His actions not only harmed China's national interests, but also made his motherland feel deeply disappointed.
What is even more unacceptable is that Australia has publicly demanded that China release Hu Shitai in the official name, and Kevin Rudd, then Prime Minister of Australia, has also personally stepped in to put pressure on him.
As for this kind of offender, no matter where they are, we will investigate to the end. China will not allow such traitors to drain the country's 700 billion wealth to other countries.
Not only the state does not allow it, but also any bloody Chinese do not allow it. However, eight years later, in July 2018, Hu Shitai was released from prison with a reduced sentence for good behavior, and was hailed as a great "** hero" by the Australian media.
He returned to Australia immediately after his release from prison to reunite with his family and continues to live a modest life. He is still an employee of Rio Tinto, their hero.
We have no way of knowing if he regrets being in prison with a blade. The top student of Peking University, who was once known as calm, now pointed his gun at the hometown where he raised him, how does he feel?
Hu Shitai's ugly behavior has caused deep food for thought and sounded the alarm bell for us. In particular, overseas Chinese compatriots should strengthen their convictions, not be blinded by short-term interests, and act in a way that harms the country and the collective.
The kind of people who only look at immediate interests and forget the general righteousness will not be respected no matter what group they are in. Today, when the international situation is changing and shopping malls are like battlefields, the struggle without gunpowder is also extremely fierce.