Mining giant Rio Tinto has pulled researchers who follow China's steel industry out of the country after four employees were detained on spying allegations, news reports say.
The employees left Wednesday, the Australian Financial Review and China's 21st Century Business Herald said.
Four Rio employees, including a Shanghai-based Australian in charge of Rio's Chinese iron ore business, were detained on July 5.
Rio Tinto recalls researchers
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