An examination of corporate records paints a picture of Zhang as a highly connected networker, whose close ties to Beijing should have raised flags long ago
While in the West, such organizations are often seen as innocuous and apolitical, Dr. Groot said “for the Communist Party, cultural work is always political, no matter whether it’s in China or externally.”Zhang Bin was born in Xinzhou, a small city in central China’s Shanxi province, in 1963. He studied economics at university and served two terms on the standing committee of the All-China Youth Federation, which likely put him on track for party membership, a key step to future advancement.
The University of Toronto unveils a sculpture of surgeon Norman Bethune by artist David Pelletier on the university campus on May 30, 2014. From left, dean of medicine Catharine Whiteside, donor Zhang Bin, interpreter Qi Qui and donor Niu Gensheng,The following year, he set up an $800,000 fund in the name of Norman Bethune, in partnership with Niu Gensheng, a multimillionaire from Inner Mongolia. In 2014, the pair took part in an unveiling of a bronze statue of Mr.
Around this time, The Globe reported, Mr. Zhang met with a Chinese diplomat, who instructed him to make a $1-million donation to the Trudeau Foundation. He and Mr. Niu soon announced a new fund that would make gifts to the foundation and the University of Montreal, where Pierre Trudeau was once a law professor. A signing ceremony was held in 2016 at an event attended by China’s then-consul-general to Montreal, Peng Jingtao.
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