Aust media apologises to Chinese entrepreneur Yuan for false report

Sydney: Australian mainstream media Seven News has publicly apologised to Richard

Yuan, chairman of the Australia-China Goodwill Association, for false reporting. Seven News, Australia’s No. 1 TV network, said in its statement on its website that a previous fake news report “Cash, Coronavirus and baby formula: The truth about Wuhan’s mercy flight to Australia” published in May has been purged.

The report said Mr Yuan, chairman of the Australia China Entrepreneurs Club, attempted to sell a shipment of medical supplies to

Australian government agencies in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Yuan has advised Seven that neither he nor his Association, namely Australia China Goodwill Association (ACGA), sought to profit (nor have they profited) from the shipment of supplies, but rather intended that they be donated to local communities,” it said.

“Seven accepts that this is the case and apologises to Mr Yuan and his family,” the Seven News said.