Xie Xiongming is a key associate of controversial billionaire Huang Xiangmo, who was banned from Australia on national security grounds.
A casino high roller closely linked to the Chinese Communist Party and who has previously beaten serious criminal charges has emerged at a series of political events in the lead-up to the federal election including an event attended by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and a Liberal candidate.
Xie’s re-emergence in the political scene highlights the potential risk for politicians as they seek to win over the Chinese community – and gain donations – by liaising with Chinese community groups. “A video message celebrating Chinese New Year was shared with multiple media organisations,” said a spokesman for Albanese.
A Liberal Party spokesman for Yung said Xie was not a member of the campaign. “We have confirmed that he is not a part of the campaign or a supporter or a donor, just a member of the public who was there during the Lunar New Year street walk,” the spokesman said. NSW Labor MP David Saliba, the member for Fairfield in Sydney’s west, praised Xie in state parliament last November for his “dedicated leadership” of a community association, naming him along with four others. A spokesman for Saliba said he did not recall ever meeting Xie.The NSW Police charged Xie in July 2019 with demanding property worth $10 million from a former gambling associate, with the victim claiming he was threatened with a knife and told he would be killed.
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