Australia’s High Court reinstated a worldwide freezing order on Chinese billionaire political donor Huang Xiangmo over his $140 million tax bill, which has been pursued by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Huang Xiangmo is a controversial figure in Australia after news that Australia revoked his permanent residence visa in 2019 caused widespread media coverage. Among the highlights were allegations by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) that he was an agent of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and working on interference operations in Australian politics. The Australian Federal Court issued a freeze order on Huang’s assets in Australia and overseas in 2019 at the request of the ATO. However, after Huang appealed the overseas asset freeze, the Federal Court withdrew that part of the order because the ATO was unlikely to enforce it in mainland China and Hong Kong, where the property developer had substantial assets. The High Court overturned …