Exclusive: The party’s Bennelong candidate Scott Yung was described as ‘young Chinese talent’ in the videos that are still live on his page
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A Liberal candidate for an ultra-marginal seat in Sydney says famous Chinese actors based in Beijing voluntarily provided glowing character references describing him as a “young talent” and were not paid to do so.
Guardian Australia has confirmed the actors approached by Scott Yung’s campaign separately charge several thousands of dollars for similar short video endorsements and personalised messages.
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