News - Huawei hardware turned down for Australian internet infrastructure

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The cons of being a Chinese firm when it comes to the data market.

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[kingpotnoodle]

Perhaps I'm a little conspiratorial but I wonder if there isn't an element of protectionism here, western nations seeking to protect their companies as the "thinkers/designers" and keep the Chinese companies as just low margin manufacturers. After all a Chinese company with great designs and local (maybe preferential) access to the factories and manufacturing in China is surely formidable competition.

[tumbledragon]

They'll probably end up with a load of Chinese kit anyway... How counterfeit, defective computer components from China are getting into U.S. warplanes and ships