Zhang Bin (political strategist) explained

Zhang Bin
Nationality:Chinese
Employer:Millennium Golden Eagle International
Organization:China Cultural Industry Association
Known For:Philanthropy to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
Party:Chinese Communist Party

Zhang Bin is a Chinese political strategist and business magnate.

He is the chairman of the Chinese-state affiliated Millennium Golden Eagle International, an advisor to the Chinese Communist Party, and the chair of the China Cultural Industry Association.

Adult life and career

Zhang is a Chinese[1] billionaire[2] who is the chairman[3] of the Chinese-state affiliated company Millennium Golden Eagle International and works as an advisor to the Chinese Communist Party.[4] As an official of the party, he promotes China's interests overseas. Zhang is the president of the China Cultural Industry Association, and the managing director of the National Animation Game Industry Base Management Committee.[5] In his role at the China Cultural Industry Association, Zhang has met with John William Ashe the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Vijay K. Nambiar the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Irina Bokova, the Director General of UNESCO, and Francis Lorenzo, the president of the International Organization for South-South Cooperation.

In 2013, Zhang donated $800,000 to the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. In 2023, the Université de Montreal was considering returning a $750,000 donation to Zhang.[6]

In 2016, Zhang met Justin Trudeau[7] and after attending a Liberal Party of Canada fundraiser hosted by the Chinese Business Chamber of Commerce,[8] he pledged to donate $200,000 to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. However, only $140,000 was received.[9] Shortly after the event, Zhang donated $1m to the foundation.[10] The $200,000 donation made national news in Canada in 2023, leading to the resignation of most of the board of directors of the foundation.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brownell . Claire . Schwartz . Zane . 12 Dec 2016 . Money began to rain on Trudeau Foundation once Justin took over Liberals, analysis shows . 2023-04-16 . . en-CA.
  2. News: Fife . Robert . Robert Fife . 2023-04-12 . Trudeau Foundation to review donation from benefactors in China . en-CA . . live . 2023-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230412174908/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-chinese-donation-governance-crisis-trudeau-foundation/ . 2023-04-12.
  3. Web site: 23 October 2013 . Chinese businessman honours Bethune's legacy with gift to U of T's Faculty of Medicine . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230318200438/https://boundless.utoronto.ca/news/chinese-businessman-honours-bethunes-legacy-with-gift-to-u-of-ts-faculty-of-medicine/ . 2023-03-18 . 2023-04-16 . . en.
  4. Web site: Blaff . Ari . 2023-03-01 . Chinese Billionaire Who Donated $1 Million to Trudeau Foundation Wanted to Build Mao Statue in Montreal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230309024718/https://www.nationalreview.com/news/chinese-billionaire-who-donated-1-million-to-trudeau-foundation-wanted-to-build-mao-statue-in-montreal/ . 2023-03-09 . 2023-04-16 . . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2017-06-15 . Zhang Bin . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170615020504/http://www.chncia.org/en/leaders.php?mid=2 . 15 June 2017 . 2023-04-16 . China Cultural Industry Association.
  6. Web site: 13 April 2023 . Montreal university weighing options for donation linked to Beijing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230415185823/https://globalnews.ca/news/9621642/universite-de-montreal-beijing-donation-china-interference/ . 2023-04-15 . 2023-04-16 . . en-US.
  7. Web site: 6 July 2016 . CCIA Meeting With Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau . 2023-04-16 . . 2022-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706075609/http://www.chncia.org/en/news-detail.php?mid=13&id=65 . live .
  8. News: Major . Darren . 1 March 2023 . Trudeau Foundation returning $200K to Beijing-linked donor . CBC . 16 April 2023 . 16 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416082026/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-foundation-returning-donation-chinese-government-adviser-1.6764847 . live .
  9. Web site: Ballingall . Alex . 2023-04-12 . What's going on with the Trudeau Foundation? Here's what we know about the controversy that led to a mass resignation . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414021758/https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2023/04/12/whats-going-on-with-the-trudeau-foundation-heres-what-we-know-about-the-controversy-that-led-to-a-mass-resignation.html . 2023-04-14 . 2023-04-16 . . en.
  10. Web site: Nuttall . Jeremy . 2016-11-22 . 'It Doesn't Pass the Smell Test': Trudeau 'Cash-for-Access' Fundraiser Dominates Question Period . 2023-04-16 . The Tyee . English . 2021-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210120221233/https://thetyee.ca/News/2016/11/22/Trudeau-Fundraiser-Smell-Test/ . live .
  11. News: Major . Darren . 16 April 2023 . What is the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and what does it do? . CBC . live . 16 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416150202/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/what-is-the-trudeau-foundation-1.6811429 . 16 April 2023.

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