Spy chief says Huawei was threat to critical infrastructure
One of Australia's top spies said the electricity grid, water supplies and other critical infrastructure could not have been adequately protected if China's Huawei or ZTE were allowed to build the country's new 5G mobile networks.
In the strongest comments by a government officials since the ban was handed down on Chinese companies during the leadership turmoil of mid-August, Mike Burgess director general of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), said the stakes in 5G "could not be higher".
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