ɐlˈɔŋ wɪððə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv fˈeɪld ɐtˈɛmpt baɪ tʃˈaɪnə nˈæʃənəl ˈɔfʃoːɹ ˈɔɪl kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən sˈiːnˈuːk tə bˈaɪ ʌnˈoʊkəl kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ ˈʌltᵻmətli sˈoʊld tə ʃˈɛvɹɑːn kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌn.fˈaɪv bˈɪliən lˈɛs ðɐn sˈiːnˈuːk ˈɔfɚ, ðə fˈeɪld ɹˈiːoʊ tˈɪntoʊ dˈiːl wʌz pɚsˈiːvd ɪn tʃˈaɪnə æz pˈɑːɹt əvə koʊˈɔːɹdɪnˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɛfɚt ɪnðə wˈɛst tə stˈɔːl tʃˈaɪnəz ɹˈaɪz.
Along with the 2005 failed attempt by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to buy Unocal Corporation (which ultimately sold to Chevron Corporation for $1.5 billion less than CNOOC's offer), the failed Rio Tinto deal was perceived in China as part of a coordinated effort in the West to stall China's rise.