The businessman who mentored Labor Member of Parliament in Western Australia Pierre Yang (Shuai Yang), has close ties to a key agency of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that seeks to establish Beijing’s influence in the West, The Australian newspaper reported.
Perth businessman Dr Edward Zhang (Ye Zhang) owns the Australian Chinese Times newspaper, and is understood to be one of the most senior figures in Perth’s Chinese community with extensive links to the CCP’s United Front Work Department (UFWD), according to the article.
