DETAINED Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu was reportedly part of the Tiananmen Square uprising that preceded the 1989 massacre - a protest that cost him a career with China's biggest state-owned investment company and led him to join Australia's AWA.
While a million people are estimated to have taken part in the 1989 protests, Mr Hu's profile was lifted when a clearly identifiable photo of him taking part in the demonstrations was placed in a Western publication, The New York Times reported.
"It was easy to recognise his face," said a friend of Hu quoted by the paper. "After that he had a bitter time."
"It was easy to recognise his face," said a friend of Hu quoted by the paper. "After that he had a bitter time."
I have tried doing a search for the photo on Google but haven't found anything. Coincidentally it's actually been 20yrs since the massacre. I must admit this guy has balls to go back to China in such a high profile position. Failing to find the pic, I can only post the following photo which sums up the whole Tiananmen fiasco:
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