A Sydney deputy mayor has called on Chinese Australians to “stand up and fight back” after being referred to the NSW corruption watchdog over an undisclosed connection to a property developer.
Simon Zhou made an impassioned speech to Ryde Council on Tuesday night, breaking into Chinese at times, to say attacks against him were racially motivated because he was born on the mainland.
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Angus Grigg is an investigative reporter based in Sydney. He has worked as a foreign correpondent in China and Indonesia, and has won two Walkley Awards. Connect with Angus on Twitter. Email Angus at agrigg@afr.com
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