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Data leak shows members of China's Communist Party working in global firms

They have also 'infiltrated' consulates of US, Australia and UK, says a report

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Among the companies identified as having alleged CPC members as their employees are Boeing and Volkswagen, pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and AstraZeneca

Natasha Chaku | PTI Melbourne
Amid simmering tensions between Australia and China, the media here on Monday reported a major data leak containing official records like party position, birthdate, national ID number and ethnicity of nearly two million alleged members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) living and working across the world. The data leak obtained by The Australian newspaper has revealed how the alleged CPC members are employed with some of the world’s biggest corporations in the areas of defence, banks and pharmaceutical giants manufacturing coronavirus vaccines.
 
Among the companies identified as having alleged CPC members as their employees are Boeing and Volkswagen,

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