“Chinese tech entrepreneur Lin Xiaofan was appointed as special adviser to Timor-Leste’s president on economic and commercial affairs in July of the previous year.”

• The article explicitly states that Lin Xiaofan was appointed as a special adviser to Timor-Leste's president on economic and commercial affairs in July of the previous year.
• The Guardian also corroborates this information in its reporting, directly linking it to the opposition's questioning.

The article explicitly states that Lin Xiaofan was appointed as a special adviser to Timor-Leste's president on economic and commercial affairs in July of the previous year. The Guardian also corroborates this information in its reporting, directly linking it to the opposition's questioning.