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China’s ire deepens over Huawei NBN ban

Diplomatic and business tensions are rising between China and Australia as Prime Minister Julia Gillard dismisses them as momentary setbacks.

Diplomatic and business tensions are rising between China and Australia as Prime Minister Julia Gillard dismisses them as momentary setbacks.

Ms Gillard said yesterday that her decision to block Huawei from tendering for the $36 billion national broadband network mirrored China’s stance of protecting its infrastructure from foreign influences.

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