Former Labor Senator Sam Dastyari has revealed the lengths Chinese billionaire Huang Xiangmo would go to, to court Australian politicians.
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Australia denies citizenship to billionaire Chinese political donorHuang Xiangmo and his companies have donated millions to Australian political parties but his bid for citizenship has been rejected.
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