Sam Dastyari donor steps down from university's China centre over 'supposed Chinese influence'

By Kelsey Munro
Updated October 16 2016 - 11:08am, first published September 22 2016 - 2:16pm
Yuhu Group chief executive Huang Xiangmo and Sam Dastyari at a press conference for the Chinese community in Sydney in June. Photo: Supplied
Yuhu Group chief executive Huang Xiangmo and Sam Dastyari at a press conference for the Chinese community in Sydney in June. Photo: Supplied
Former Foreign Minister Bob Carr and  Huang Xiangmo. Photo: Supplied
Former Foreign Minister Bob Carr and Huang Xiangmo. Photo: Supplied

Huang Xiangmo, the Chinese businessman who paid a personal legal bill of Labor senator Sam Dastyari, has resigned as chair of the Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) at UTS over "coverage about political donations and supposed Chinese influence".

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