AFP, SYDNEYA prominent Chinese billionaire political donor has been stripped of his Australian residency and barred from returning to the country after scrutiny of his Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ties, media reported yesterday. Huang Xiangmo (黃向墨) was reportedly left stranded outside of Australia after the Australian Department of Home Affairs canceled his permanent residency and rejected his application for citizenship. Meanwhile, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne played down suggestions that the decision to strip Huang of his residency could poison relations between Canberra and Beijing. Shorten — who polls tip to become Australia’s next prime minister — yesterday dodged questions about whether his party would return donations from Huang. “In fact, Labor stopped taking donations from that gentleman and another person before the law caught up with our position,” he said.

Source: Taipei Times February 06, 2019 16:03 UTC