March 30 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Paul Gordon reports on the Australian mining industry’s continued dependence on Chinese investment following the verdict in the mainland’s criminal trial of four Rio Tinto Group executives. Australian Stern Hu, a Rio Tinto iron ore executive in China, was sentenced to 10 years jail after being found guilty on bribery charges and infringing commercial secrets by the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court. His colleagues Liu Caikui, Wang Yong and Ge Minqiang were also found guilty on the same charges. (Source: Bloomberg)