It comes as the Australian government deliberates on whether to approve a US$19.5bn investment by Chinalco, the Chinese metals producer, in Rio Tinto, the debt-laden mining group.

• 与此同时，澳大利亚政府正在审议是否批准中国金属制造商中铝(Chinalco)向债台高筑的矿业集团力拓(RioTinto)注资195亿美元。