The son of a Chinese property developer, who became embroiled in a scandal linked to Chinese influence in Australian politics last year, has emerged as a director of a company proposing to buy Dalian Wanda’s flagship properties in Sydney and the Gold Coast.
Huang Jiquan, the 23-year-old son of political donor Huang Xiangmo, replaced his father last month on the share register of AWH Investments — a company established in November which on Tuesday agreed to a A$1.13bn ($910m) deal with Wanda for its Australian developments.
Company records show Huang Xiangmo, who was born in Guangdong, China, resigned as a director of AWH Investments on January 16, less than two weeks before Wanda’s Hong Kong-listed company confirmed AWH as the buyer of its Australian properties.