CANBERRA, Australia—A prominent lawmaker’s forced resignation over his support of key Chinese foreign-policy objectives is triggering new alarm in Australia about Beijing’s influence and lending momentum to a clampdown on foreign donations and political meddling. Sam Dastyari—previously a rising star in Australia’s main center-left Labor party—was made to quit a senior role Thursday after a recording emerged of remarks he made last year, in which he supported Beijing’s claims to disputed South China Sea atolls. The recorded...

Source: Wall Street Journal November 30, 2017 09:00 UTC