Chinese Businessman Sanctioned by US Revealed to Back Influential China-Australia Group

Chinese Businessman Sanctioned by US Revealed to Back Influential China-Australia Group
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) flag encroaches onto the Australian flag. Oleksii / Adobe Stock
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A Chinese fishing tycoon recently blacklisted by the United States for human rights abuses has been found to be the financier and “permanent honorary chairman” of a China-Australia economic and trade group bringing into question its links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Zhuo Xinrong, also known as Zhuo Longxiong, was a benefactor of the Sydney-based Australia China Economics Trade and Culture Association (ACETCA), holding senior positions in the organisation for over eight years, an investigation by The Australian revealed.