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Mandelson firm’s top client linked to Chinese military: Report
Leaked records show WuXi AppTec paid Global Counsel £2.24 million last year, deepening scrutiny of Mandelson’s security vetting and ties to the company.
- Leaked documents reveal WuXi AppTec was the single biggest client of Lord Mandelson's lobbying firm, Global Counsel, which received £2.24 million from the Shanghai-listed life science company last year.
- The Pentagon recently described WuXi as assisting the Chinese military, urging Congress to list the firm as a security risk; alleged links to the Chinese People's Liberation Army predated its work with Global Counsel.
- Senior government sources attributed the UK Security Vetting agency's recommendation against Lord Mandelson's appointment to his foreign links, complicating his tenure as UK ambassador to America from February 10 to September 11 last year.
- Sir Oliver Robbins was sacked last week following the government's forced release of appointment material, while Starmer will address MPs on Monday regarding the vetting controversy.
- WuXi's chair and chief executive denied the company posed a national security risk in a 2024 open letter, objecting to what the firm called "blanket allegations and preemptive actions.
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