Zhang Bin is a Chinese political strategist and business magnate.
He is the chairman of the Chinese-state affiliated Millennium Golden Eagle International, an advisor to the Chinese Communist Party, and the chair of the China Cultural Industry Association.
[5] In his role at the China Cultural Industry Association, Zhang has met with John William Ashe the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Vijay K. Nambiar the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Irina Bokova, the Director General of UNESCO, and Francis Lorenzo, the president of the International Organization for South-South Cooperation.
[6] In 2016, Zhang met Justin Trudeau[7] and after attending a Liberal Party of Canada fundraiser hosted by the Chinese Business Chamber of Commerce,[4][8] he pledged to donate $200,000 to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.
[10] The $200,000 donation made national news in Canada in 2023, leading to the resignation of most of the board of directors of the foundation.