Quotes in China Media Add Pressure on Australian Senator

Australian Labor Party's Senator Sam Dastyari speaks to the media in Sydney on Sept. 6, 2016, to make a public apology after asking a company with links to the Chinese Government to pay a $1,273 bill incurred by his office. William West/AFP/Getty Images

An embattled Australian senator has come under further scrutiny over quotes he made in a Chinese state-run media that align with communist propaganda.

Already under fire for alleged links with suspect Chinese political donors, Senator Sam Dastyari has now been criticized for his use of words in a 2015 article with Chinese state-run China Economic Net, reported Fairfax Media.