Melbourne Man Concealed Links With Beijing-Linked Organisation: Court Told

Published on December 8, 2023

A Melbourne-based Asian community leader has been accused of concealing his links with an organisation controlled by Beijing’s chief overseas influence body, a court has been told. On Dec. 7, the prosecution argued that 68-year-old Duong Di Sanh, also known as Sunny Duong, had lied to police when he was questioned about his involvement with the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification. This organisation is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) United Front Work Department. Mr. Duong, who appeared before the Victorian County Court on Dec. 7, is the first person being tried under Australia’s 2018 foreign interference laws....

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