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Can we trust the spies on China's Huawei?

Angus Grigg

Just a month after the Abbott government came to power in September 2013, trade minister Andrew Robb was in Shanghai praising the successes and technology of Chinese phone company Huawei.

Robb was part of a small group within the Coalition, led by then communications minister Malcolm Turnbull, who favoured reviewing a ban on Huawei bidding for contracts with the National Broadband Network.

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Angus Grigg is an investigative reporter based in Sydney. He has worked as a foreign correpondent in China and Indonesia, and has won two Walkley Awards. Connect with Angus on Twitter. Email Angus at agrigg@afr.com

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