The former Australian Prime Minister told Nigel Farage why Boris Johnson's Huawei decision was a "big mistake" and why he hopes it is revised. This was after Nigel asked Tony Abbott why his government refused to let Huawei be part of their digital infrastructure when Australia has "very close business links with China."
Conversely, the British government decided to give Huawei a "limited" role in the construction of the UK's 5G network, despite national security concerns from the US.
The Prime Minister said while they value their economic partnership with China they value their strategic partnership with the United States, so did not want to let a Huawei deal compromise the latter.
"We are entering a period of great power competition between the United States and China and when it comes to the strategic relationship, as far as Australia is concerned, the United States comes first. Our Five Eyes partners should come first," he said.
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