Red dawn
1 February 2008
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Chinalco s audacious move, in tandem with US miner Alcoa, gives it a 9% stake in the UK miner. It s not enough to skewer rival BHP s bid yet. But it dramatically changes the rules of the game. The $270bn tieup now has a Chinese kingmaker.
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