Australian Political Leader Sought Funds From Beijing-Linked Donor

Opposition leader Bill Shorten during House of Representatives question time at Parliament House on May 11, 2017 in Canberra, Australia. According to a media report, Shorten asked wealthy Chinese political donor Huang Xiangmo for money after his party was warned by ASIO of the billionaire’s ties with the Chinese Communist Party. Stefan Postles/Getty Images

The leader of Australia’s opposition party – and the country’s next possible leader – has come under scrutiny for visiting the home of a Chinese political donor months after his party was warned about the donor’s ties with Beijing.

Fairfax Media has reported that Bill Shorten, leader of the opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP), visited the home of wealthy Chinese Communist Party-linked political donor Huang Xiangmo in March 2016.