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Chinese donor dined with Shorten for $55,000.

Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

Source: AAP

A Chinese political donor linked with embattled senator Sam Dastyari reportedly paid 55-thousand dollars to attend a lunch with Labor leader Bill Shorten.

Huang Xiangmo's donation to Labor was previously disclosed, but the A-B-C reports (Tues) it was linked to a boardroom lunch with the opposition leader in October 2015 during talks on the China-Australia trade deal.

The details come as Mr Shorten faces pressure to expel Senator Dastyari from the party over his links to Mr Huang.


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By Madhura Seneviratne




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