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Senior Chinese diplomat accuses Australia and US of ‘conniving’ on Huawei ban
21/04/2021|10min

A senior Chinese diplomat has sensationally accused Australia and the United States of collaborating in a “very unethical, illegal, and immoral” way to suppress Chinese state-owned companies.

China’s Deputy Head of Mission in Australia Wang Xining attacked the US and Australia for “suppressing” Huawei.

Mr Wang told the Press Club on Wednesday Australia was one of the first to ban Huawei from the 5G rollout and actually “persuaded others to follow suit”.

Australia blocked the massive state-owned telecommunications company from the 5G rollout under former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull over security concerns.

Former president Donald Trump signed an executive order in 2018 prohibiting federal agencies or contractors from using the Huawei network which sparked mass backlash in Beijing.

Mr Wang said Australia “connived” with the United States in an “unethical, illegal, immoral suppression of Chinese companies”.

The deputy head of mission then went on to attack Australia’s telecommunications industry and claimed Huawei’s “technological advancement” contributed to its banning in the Australian market.

“I wonder why your intelligence and security operators has the guts to claim that they know what the threat is posed by Huawei,” he said.