Pro-Beijing groups linked to the Chinese consulate in Sydney were mobilised to support embattled Ryde deputy mayor Simon Zhou, who has been condemned for playing the "race card" after being referred to the NSW corruption watchdog.
Mr Zhou used a council meeting on Tuesday night to call on Chinese-Australians to "fight back and stand up" amid cheers from the public gallery packed with his placard-wielding supporters.
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