Sam Dastyari contradicted Labor policy, backed China's position in sea dispute at event with donor

By Fergus Hunter
Updated September 1 2016 - 5:08pm, first published 10:36am
Yuhu Group CEO Huang Xiangmo and Sam Dastyari at a press conference for the Chinese community in Sydney on June 17. Photo: Supplied
Yuhu Group CEO Huang Xiangmo and Sam Dastyari at a press conference for the Chinese community in Sydney on June 17. Photo: Supplied
Tony Burke and Senator Sam Dastyari. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Tony Burke and Senator Sam Dastyari. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Labor powerbroker Sam Dastyari has been admonished by a senior factional ally and is facing further scrutiny after it was revealed he backed China's position in the South China Sea dispute at an event with a Chinese-Australian political donor who has previously forked out for his legal bills.

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