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Rex Martinich

BIZARRE: Solar exec claims tea bag bribe a cultural thing - You Need To See This

A man trying to get his solar inverter company's products approved has admitted to attempted bribery (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

A Chinese businessman who attempted to bribe a Commonwealth official with a bag of tea stuffed with $20,000 will be allowed to return home to his family.

Zhu Guoxin, 40, had insisted a Clean Energy Council manager accept the tea at a meeting in the Brisbane suburb of Camp Hill on July 9, describing it as a cultural gift.

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