Is Lu Kewen friend Beijing AustChina ultimately a Chinese state-owned corporation?
Much has been made of Ian Tang, the person who at the very least manages Beijing AustChina.
As to who precisely owns the company and who finances this big donor to political parties in Australia (often the Australian Labor Party), and financier of up and coming politicians , including one Lu Kewen , now prime minister of Australia , has been difficult to determine.
Often in such cases where financial linkages are difficult to determine, indirect means of establishing linkages are necessary. One method is to trace the ownership and registration of websites. An investigation of the Beijing AustChina website reveals its website bact.com.cn to be administered by tom.xu@ltt.com.cn.
Ltt.com.cn is the website of the LTT Textiles Co., Ltd.
The company's address:
310 North Zhongshan Road , Hangzhou , China ,310003;matches that of the Zhejiang Metals and Minerals Exp&Imp Corp (http://www.zjmtd.com.cn/contact.htm)
LTT Textiles phone number: 86 - 571 - 85775641
matches one that has been provided for the ZheJiang metals & minerals Imp. & Exp. Dept. -see http://worlddirectory.indiaetrade.com/Sellers/z/Z1.html .
See also http://lacob2btrade.org/LAOSB/NewCompanyProfile.aspx?mfgcode=50092173&sInfo=Zhejiang+Metals+&+Minerals+Imp.+&+Exp.+Corporation
The ZheJiang metals & minerals Imp. & Exp. Dept. has the same address as the Zhejiang Metals and Minerals Exp&Imp Corp
Despite its name, the company produces and sells textiles also.It is a state-owned enterprise (http://www.agriculture-of-china.com.cn/html/1.html)
It appears then that Ian Tang and Bejing AustChina may well be merely conduits for the transfer of funds to chosen politicians and political parties, as well as for the transfer of technology from this region into China.
As to who precisely owns the company and who finances this big donor to political parties in Australia (often the Australian Labor Party), and financier of up and coming politicians , including one Lu Kewen , now prime minister of Australia , has been difficult to determine.
Often in such cases where financial linkages are difficult to determine, indirect means of establishing linkages are necessary. One method is to trace the ownership and registration of websites. An investigation of the Beijing AustChina website reveals its website bact.com.cn to be administered by tom.xu@ltt.com.cn.
Ltt.com.cn is the website of the LTT Textiles Co., Ltd.
The company's address:
310 North Zhongshan Road , Hangzhou , China ,310003;matches that of the Zhejiang Metals and Minerals Exp&Imp Corp (http://www.zjmtd.com.cn/contact.htm)
LTT Textiles phone number: 86 - 571 - 85775641
matches one that has been provided for the ZheJiang metals & minerals Imp. & Exp. Dept. -see http://worlddirectory.indiaetrade.com/Sellers/z/Z1.html .
See also http://lacob2btrade.org/LAOSB/NewCompanyProfile.aspx?mfgcode=50092173&sInfo=Zhejiang+Metals+&+Minerals+Imp.+&+Exp.+Corporation
The ZheJiang metals & minerals Imp. & Exp. Dept. has the same address as the Zhejiang Metals and Minerals Exp&Imp Corp
Despite its name, the company produces and sells textiles also.It is a state-owned enterprise (http://www.agriculture-of-china.com.cn/html/1.html)
It appears then that Ian Tang and Bejing AustChina may well be merely conduits for the transfer of funds to chosen politicians and political parties, as well as for the transfer of technology from this region into China.
1) Zhejiang Minmetals Sanhe Import & Export Co., Ltd.
ReplyDeleteAddress: 310 North Zhongshan Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. China
2) Zhejiang Minmetals Huaxing Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Address: 310 North Zhongshan Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. China
3) Zhejiang Minmetals Sanxing Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Address: 310 North Zhongshan Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. China
4) Zhejiang Minmetals Yuda Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Address: 310 North Zhongshan Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. China
5) ZheJiang Minmetals Jinhe Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd
Address: 310 North Zhongshan Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. China
6) Machinery/Electronics/Chemical/Pharmaceutical/ Textile Dept.
Address: 310 North Zhongshan Road, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. China
The Above firms share the same address. Are all these firms China's State Owned?
One more concerns is that Ian Tang might asked one of his friends of friends of friends who worked in LTT.com.cn to register a domain for him.